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link

/ link /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a fastener that serves to join or link
"the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
Type of:
fastener fastening holdfast
Kinds of:
bridge nosepiece
Derived:
connect tie link up bind
noun Sense 2
the means of connection between things linked in series
Type of:
linkage
Derived:
yoke connect tie link up
noun Sense 3
a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
Type of:
linear unit
Has parts:
chain
noun Sense 4
(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
Type of:
instruction command statement
Kinds of:
hyperlink
Domain:
programming programing computer programming
noun Sense 5
an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
Type of:
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit
noun Sense 6
a channel for communication between groups
"he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
Type of:
channel communication channel line
Derived:
reach get through get hold of contact
noun Sense 7
a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
Type of:
communication system
Kinds of:
walkie-talkie walky-talky
noun Sense 8
the state of being connected
"the connection between church and state is inescapable"
Opposites:
disjunction disjuncture disconnection disconnectedness
Type of:
union unification
Kinds of:
lifeline contact concatenation interconnection interconnectedness
Derived:
yoke connect link up join unite
verb Sense 9
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
"Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"
"Tie the ropes together"
"Link arms"
Opposites:
disconnect
Kinds of:
join conjoin ground bring together attach
Derived:
linkup tie tie-in nexus linkage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
link with or as with a yoke
"yoke the oxen together"
Type of:
attach
Derived:
connection connectedness nexus yoke coupling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
animal husbandry
verb Sense 11
be or become joined or united or linked
"The two streets connect to become a highway"
"Our paths joined"
"The travelers linked up again at the airport"
Kinds of:
syndicate complect interconnect interlink
Derived:
union unification uniting conjugation jointure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 12
a connecting shape
Type of:
shape form
Kinds of:
node articulation join joint juncture
verb Sense 13
make a logical or causal connection
"I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"
"colligate these facts"
"I cannot relate these events at all"
Opposites:
decouple dissociate
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
remember interrelate correlate identify free-associate
Derived:
association connection connexion junction conjunction
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
97
Times Searched
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Related Words

fastener fastening holdfast bridge nosepiece linkage linear unit instruction command statement hyperlink circuit