interlocking

(noun) contact by fitting together. Synonyms: engagement, mesh, meshing. Examples: "The engagement of the clutch." "The meshing of gears."

(noun) the act of interlocking or meshing. Synonyms: mesh, meshing, interlock. Example: "An interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check."

(verb) coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively. Synonyms: interlock, mesh.

(verb) hold in a locking position. Synonyms: lock, interlock, interlace. Example: "He locked his hands around her neck."

(verb) become engaged or intermeshed with one another. Synonyms: interlock, lock. Example: "They were locked in embrace."

(adj) linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing. Synonyms: interlacing, interlinking, interwoven.