Interlock - Definition

n 1: a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting;
"car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
[syn: interlock, ignition interlock]
2: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms
by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: mesh,
meshing, interlock, interlocking]
v 1: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together
effectively [syn: interlock, mesh]
2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her
neck" [syn: lock, interlock, interlace]
3: become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were
locked in embrace" [syn: interlock, lock]