interlocking

Noun interlocking has 2 senses

• interlocking(n = noun.event) engagement, mesh, meshing - contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
is a kind of contact, impinging, striking

• interlocking(n = noun.act) interlock, mesh, meshing - the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
is a kind of catch, grab, snap, snatch
Derived form verb interlock₃

Adjective interlocking has 1 sense

• interlocking(s = adj.all) interlacing, interlinking, interwoven - linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing; Array