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splice

 
Noun splice has 2 senses
  1. splice, splicing - a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice"
    --1 is a kind of junction, conjunction
    Derived form: verb splice1
  2. lap joint, splice - joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
    --2 is a kind of joint
    Derived form: verb splice4
Verb splice has 4 senses
  1. splice - join the ends of; "splice film"
    --1 is one way to
    join, conjoin
    Derived forms: noun splice1, noun splicer1, noun splicer3, noun splicing1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. marry, wed, tie, splice - perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
    --2 is one way to officiate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. splice - join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes"
    --3 is one way to
    join, conjoin
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. splice - join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
    --4 is one way to
    intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
    Derived forms: noun splice2, noun splicer2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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