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INTERMESHED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intermeshed mean?
• INTERMESHED (adjective)
The adjective INTERMESHED has 2 senses:
1. caught as if in a mesh
2. (used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
Familiarity information: INTERMESHED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Caught as if in a mesh
Synonyms:
enmeshed; intermeshed
Context example:
enmeshed in financial difficulties
Similar:
tangled (in a confused mass)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of toothed parts or gears) interlocked and interacting
Synonyms:
Context example:
intermeshed twin rotors
Similar:
geared (equipped with or connected by gears or having gears engaged)
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