- interlacing, interlinking, interlocking, interwoven - linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
Antonym: simple (indirect, via complex)
- engagement, mesh, meshing, interlocking - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
--1 is a kind of contact, impinging, striking
- mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking - the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
--2 is a kind of catch, grab, snatch, snap
Derived form: verb interlock3
- interlock, mesh - coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
--1 is one way to organize, organise, coordinate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun interlock1
Somebody ----s something
- lock, interlock, interlace - hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"
--2 is one way to hold, take hold
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun interlock1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- interlock, lock - become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
--3 is one way to embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun interlocking2
Somebody ----s