interlock

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
- car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock
• Syn:
ignition interlock
• Hypernyms:
device
2. the act of interlocking or meshing
- an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
• Syn:
mesh, meshing, interlocking
• Derivationally related forms:
interlock (for: interlocking), mesh (for: mesh)
• Hypernyms:
catch, grab, snatch, snap

II - verb

1. coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
mesh
• Hypernyms:
organize, organise, coordinate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. hold in a locking position
- He locked his hands around her neck
• Syn:
lock, interlace
• Derivationally related forms:
lock (for: lock)
• Hypernyms:
hold, take hold
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. become engaged or intermeshed with one another
- They were locked in embrace
• Syn:
lock
• Derivationally related forms:
lock (for: lock), interlocking
• Hypernyms:
embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mesh, meshing, interlocking, ignition interlock, lock, interlace