meshing

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

(noun) an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals. Synonyms: net, network, mesh, meshwork.

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

(verb) keep engaged. Synonyms: engage, mesh, lock, operate. Example: "Engaged the gears."

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

(verb) work together in harmony. Synonyms: mesh.

(verb) entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh. Synonyms: enmesh, mesh, ensnarl.