interlock
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock
Types & categories
- device hypernym
Sense 2 verb
coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
Types & categories
- coordinate hypernym
Related & opposite
- interlock derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of interlocking or meshing
an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
Types & categories
- snap hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
hold in a locking position
He locked his hands around her neck
Types & categories
- hold hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
They were locked in embrace
Types & categories
- hug hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | interlock |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | coordinate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interlock |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mesh |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interlock |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | interlock |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | snap |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | interlock |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lock |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hold |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | interlock |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | lock |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | hug |