1. to unite or join closely as by hooking or dovetailing.
2. to connect together (parts of a mechanism, for example) so that the individual parts affect each other in motion or operation.
3. to become united or joined closely, as by hooking or dovetailing.
4. A mechanical device that prevents a component from functioning when another component is functioning or situated in a particular way.
5. A stretchy fabric knitted with interlocking stitches by alternating sets of needles on a circular knitting machine.

1. to fit together securely.
2. to interlace.
3. A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.

1. to unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.
2. to unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.
3. to connect together so that the parts work together as a coordinated unit; to connect as a single system.

1. to be locked together; mutually engage, clasp, or cling: embrace: as, the interlocking boughs of a wood.
2. to lock or clasp together; lock or hitch one in another: as, cattle sometimes interlock their horns.
3. in geography, to be involved together: specifically applied to the headwaters of two different drainage systems which dovetail together yet flow in opposite courses.
4. to cross-lock or lock in combination; lock so that unlocking can be effected only under certain conditions, or after certain other motions have previously been made.

1. a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
2. become engaged or intermeshed with one another
3. the act of interlocking or meshing
4. hold in a locking position
5. coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively