interlock
verb (used without object)
to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
have interlocked
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present perfectof interlock.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Like dueling elk brandishing their antlers, Triceratopses may have interlocked their horns to woo mates or vanquish rivals.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
When Cultivation should Cease.—When the peanut vines have interlocked considerably along the rows, and have almost, or quite met across the balks, it is high time to cease cultivating them.
From The Peanut Plant Its Cultivation And Uses by Jones, B. W.
