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| 1. | [ verb ] bring into relation with | |
| Synonyms: | associate connect relate link_up tie_in colligate | |
| Related terms: | dissociate think associate think_of correlate identify interrelate remember harmonize free-associate association connection association colligation linkage | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make a logical or causal connection | |
| Synonyms: | associate relate connect tie_in | |
| Examples: | "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind" |
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| Related terms: | dissociate think relate think_of identify free-associate remember | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a fastener that serves to join or link | |
| Synonyms: | tie tie-in linkup | |
| Examples: | "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" |
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| Related terms: | fastener bridge connect | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the means of connection between things linked in series | |
| Synonyms: | nexus | |
| Related terms: | linkage yoke | |
| 5. | [ verb ] connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces | |
| Synonyms: | connect tie link_up | |
| Examples: | "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?" "Tie the ropes together" "Link arms" |
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| Related terms: | disconnect attach join join bond bridge hang_together tee put_through daisy-chain hitch tie ground interconnect connection linkage | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be or become joined or united or linked | |
| Synonyms: | connect join link_up unite | |
| Examples: | "The two streets connect to become a highway" "Our paths joined" "The travelers linked up again at the airport" |
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| Related terms: | intercommunicate complect syndicate union articulation linkage | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the state of being connected | |
| Synonyms: | connection connectedness | |
| Examples: | "the connection between church and state is inescapable" |
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| Related terms: | disjunction union coherence contact interconnection concatenation lifeline relate | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain | |
| Related terms: | linear_unit chain | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a channel for communication between groups | |
| Synonyms: | contact liaison inter-group_communication | |
| Examples: | "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas" |
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| Related terms: | channel reach | |
| 10. | [ verb ] link with or as with a yoke | |
| Synonyms: | yoke | |
| Examples: | "yoke the oxen together" |
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| Related terms: | attach animal_husbandry yoke yoke yoke | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list | |
| Related terms: | instruction hyperlink programming | |
| 12. | [ noun ] a connecting shape | |
| Synonyms: | connexion connection | |
| Related terms: | shape articulation node | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (telecommunications) a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network | |
| Synonyms: | radio_link | |
| Related terms: | communication_system walkie-talkie | |
| 14. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1605 | |
| 15. | [ noun ] (physics,electronics) an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data | |
| Synonyms: | data_link | |
| Related terms: | circuit | |
| Similar spelling: |
links Linke Linck Liang Limnos lionize lionise lioness linz ling_ko ling |
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