1. (

• engagement ,
• mesh ,
• meshing ,
• interlocking

) contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears" ;

2. (

• mesh ,
• meshing ,
• interlock ,
• interlocking

) the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" ;

1. (

• interlock ,
• mesh

) coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively ;

2. (

• lock ,
• interlock ,
• interlace ,

) hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" ;

3. (

• interlock ,
• lock ,

) become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace" ;

1. (

• interlacing ,
• interlinking ,
• interlocking ,
• interwoven

) linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing ;