Synonyms for interlock
ˌɪn tərˈlɒk; ˈɪn tərˌlɒk

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1. interlock, ignition interlock(noun)

   a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting

   "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"

   Synonyms:
   meshing, ignition interlock, mesh, interlocking

2. mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking(verb)

   the act of interlocking or meshing

   "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"

   Synonyms:
   interlocking, mesh, meshwork, meshing, net, mesh topology, network, engagement, ignition interlock

3. interlock, mesh(verb)

   coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

   Synonyms:
   lock, interlace, ensnarl, mesh, enmesh, engage, operate

4. lock, interlock, interlace(verb)

   hold in a locking position

   "He locked his hands around her neck"

   Synonyms:
   interlace, shut away, entwine, lock in, enlace, lock away, mesh, shut up, engage, lace, operate, lock, lock up, twine, put away, intertwine

5. interlock, lock(verb)

   become engaged or intermeshed with one another

   "They were locked in embrace"

   Synonyms:
   lock, interlace, mesh, engage, lock away, operate, shut up, shut away, lock in, put away, lock up

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1. interlock(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   interchain, join closely together

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1. List of paraphrases for "interlock":

   interconnect, interworking, interconnection, interlocking, interconnecting, interconnectedness, mesh

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1. Don DeLillo:

   People stress the violence. That's the smallest part of it. Football is brutal only from a distance. In the middle of it there's a calm, a tranquility. The players accept pain. There's a sense of order even at the end of a running play with bodies strewn everywhere. When the systems interlock, there's a satisfaction to the game that can't be duplicated. There's a harmony.

2. George Koob:

   There are ways to get around these interlock systems, but newer devices are more effective.

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