Synonyms: mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking
Definition: the act of interlocking or meshing
Usage: an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check
Similar words: grab, catch, snatch, snap
Definition: the act of catching an object with the hands
Usage: Mays made the catch with his back to the plate; he made a grab for the ball before it landed; Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away; the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion
Synonyms: net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork
Definition: an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Similar words: fabric, material, cloth, textile
Definition: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Usage: the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent; woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC; she measured off enough material for a dress
Synonyms: mesh, meshing, interlocking, engagement
Definition: contact by fitting together
Usage: the engagement of the clutch; the meshing of gears
Similar words: impinging, striking, contact
Definition: the physical coming together of two or more things
Usage: contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull