interlock
Fit snugly together
To interlock is to fit together by overlapping or engaging, like fingers clasping or gear teeth meshing.
Things that interlock connect in a way that makes them difficult to separate: The puzzle pieces interlock.
As a noun, an interlock is a safety device that prevents equipment from operating under dangerous conditions—machinery won't run unless guards are in place, or a car won't start unless the seatbelt is fastened.
Securing device that clicks
Precaution against harm
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- overrideCancel by authority
cutoff · shutoff · relay · sensor · switch · trigger · mechanism · device
Loop yarn into fabric
- crochetHooked needle needlework
- braidInterwoven strand pattern
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- warpBend from true form
yarn · thread · fabric · textile · mesh · netting · chainmail · lattice
Join in a network
- interdependRely on one another
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- synchronizeAlign timing precisely
- cooperateWork jointly with others
integrate · combine · merge · fuse · bond · cohesion · synergy · linkage
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
- tangramChinese seven-piece shape puzzle
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- pieceA portion or segment
- fitProper or healthy
assemble · modular · block · tile · segment · component · configuration · arrangement
clasp
Securing device that clicks
couple · latch · fasten · hook · engage · grip · snap · fit · slot · click
safeguard
Precaution against harm
- failsafeAutomatic protective default
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
override · cutoff · shutoff · relay · sensor · switch · trigger · mechanism · device · system
knit
Loop yarn into fabric
warp · yarn · thread · fabric · textile · mesh · netting · chainmail · lattice · webbing
interconnect
Join in a network
- interdependRely on one another
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- synchronizeAlign timing precisely
cooperate · integrate · combine · merge · fuse · bond · cohesion · synergy · linkage · relationship
jigsaw
Puzzle or curve-cutting tool
- tangramChinese seven-piece shape puzzle
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- pieceA portion or segment
fit · assemble · modular · block · tile · segment · component · configuration · arrangement · pattern
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- lockspadlock, deadbolt, keys, padlocks, deadbolts
- "Inter-" wordsinterstate, international, internet, interview, interact
- elevatorselevator, elevators, elevator shaft, lift shaft, elevator doors
- fabricscotton, silk, linen, wool, satin
interlockdisconnect
To break a connection
isolate · stand alone · fragment · decouple · disintegrate
- interlocked fingersDigits woven between another's
- interlocking ringsCircles joined through each other
- interlocking piecesComponents that fit together
- ignition interlockDUI prevention car system
- interlocking blocksPieces that grip together
- interlocking gearsToothed wheels engaging together