Synonyms for interlock
ˌɪn tərˈlɒk; ˈɪn tərˌlɒkin·ter·lock

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1. interlock, ignition interlocknoun

   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, interlockingverb

   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, meshverb

   coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

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

4. lock, interlock, interlaceverb

   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, lockverb

   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. • Device
   • Embrace

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1. interlockverb

   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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How to use interlock in a sentence?

1. George Koob:

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

2. 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.

3. Clark Lea:

   We knew that they had a dynamic player at quarterback. I did not feel like we made enough plays on him when we had opportunities particularly in the first half, you have to make the plays and you have to interlock all three phases. We weren’t able to do that effectively enough tonight.

4. Martin Tobias Lithner:

   The intricate mosaic of personality, where the fragments of temperament, character, and individual experience interlock to form the unique existence of the self. In this psychological atelier, the artist of the mind blends the hues of genetics, environment, and personal narrative, creating a portrait that evolves with the brushstrokes of time.