· contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"
Synonym(s): engagement, mesh, meshing
Hypernym(s): contact, impinging, striking
· the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
Synonym(s): mesh, meshing, interlock
Hypernym(s): catch, grab, snatch, snap
· coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
Synonym(s): mesh
Hypernym(s): organize, organise, coordinate
· hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck"
· become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace"
Synonym(s): lock
Hypernym(s): embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze
· linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
Synonym(s): interlacing, interlinking, interwoven