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Noun link has 9 senses
- link, nexus - the means of connection between things linked in series
--1 is a kind of linkage
- link, linkup, tie, tie-in - a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
--2 is a kind of fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
--2 has particulars: bridge, nosepiece
- connection, link, connectedness - the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
--3 is a kind of union, unification
--3 has particulars:
- connection, connexion, link - a connecting shape
--4 is a kind of shape, form
--4 has particulars:
- link - a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
--5 is a kind of linear unit
--5 is a part of chain
- link - (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
--6 is a kind of instruction, command, statement, program line
--6 has particulars: hyperlink
- liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication - a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"
--7 is a kind of channel, communication channel, line
- radio link, link - a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
--8 is a kind of communication system
--8 has particulars: walkie-talkie, walky-talky
- link, data link - an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
--9 is a kind of circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
Verb link has 4 senses
- associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect - 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"
--1 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something
- connect, link, tie, link up - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- connect, link, link up, join, unite - 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"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- yoke, link - link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together"
--4 is one way to attach
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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