Interlock vs. Overlock

Interlockverb

(ambitransitive) To fit or clasp together securely.

Interlockverb

To interlace.

Interlocknoun

A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.

Interlockverb

To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.

Interlockverb

To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.

Interlockverb

To connect together so that the parts work together as a coordinated unit; to connect as a single system.

Interlocknoun

the act of interlocking or meshing;

Interlockverb

coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively

Interlockverb

hold in a locking position;

Interlockverb

become engaged or intermeshed with one another;

Interlockverb

(of two or more things) engage with each other by overlapping or by the fitting together of projections and recesses

Interlockverb

lock or join (things) together

Interlocknoun

a device or mechanism for connecting or coordinating the function of different components

Interlocknoun

a fabric knitted with closely interlocking stitches allowing it to stretch

Overlocknoun

(sewing) A stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming or seaming.

Overlockverb

(sewing) To stitch in this manner.

Overlockverb

(transitive) To make the bolt of a lock go too far.

Overlockverb

strengthen and prevent fraying of (an edge of cloth) by oversewing it

Overlock

An overlock is a kind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming. Usually an overlock sewing machine will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through (such machines being called sergers in North America), though some are made without cutters.