"interlock" meaning in English

See interlock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈlɒk/ [verb], /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌlɒk/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interlock.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interlock2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: interlocks [plural]
Etymology: inter- + lock Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|lock}} inter- + lock Head templates: {{en-noun}} interlock (plural interlocks)
  1. A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions. Translations (safety device): Verriegelung [feminine] (German), forrigling [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-interlock-en-noun-tBb7J0WG

Verb

IPA: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈlɒk/ [verb], /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌlɒk/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interlock.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interlock2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: interlocks [present, singular, third-person], interlocking [participle, present], interlocked [participle, past], interlocked [past]
Etymology: inter- + lock Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|lock}} inter- + lock Head templates: {{en-verb}} interlock (third-person singular simple present interlocks, present participle interlocking, simple past and past participle interlocked)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To fit or clasp together securely. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (To fit or clasp together securely): блокирам (blokiram) (Bulgarian), bloqueo [masculine] (Spanish), traba [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-interlock-en-verb-oU6n16jl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 46 17 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 50 18 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 31 55 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of 'To fit or clasp together securely': 98 2
  2. To interlace. Translations (To interlace): свързвам (svǎrzvam) (Bulgarian), съединявам (sǎedinjavam) (Bulgarian), verschränken (German)
    Sense id: en-interlock-en-verb-GBwfRk8G Disambiguation of 'To interlace': 2 98

Inflected forms

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