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INTERLOCKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of interlocking or meshing
Example:
an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
Synonyms:
interlock; interlocking; mesh; meshing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("interlocking" is a kind of...):
catch; grab; snap; snatch (the act of catching an object with the hands)
Derivation:
interlock (become engaged or intermeshed with one another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Contact by fitting together
Example:
the meshing of gears
Synonyms:
engagement; interlocking; mesh; meshing
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("interlocking" is a kind of...):
contact; impinging; striking (the physical coming together of two or more things)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
Synonyms:
interlacing; interlinking; interlocking; interwoven
Classified under:
Similar:
complex (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb interlock
