link

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.

2. 2noun

   A single ring or division of a chain.

3. 3noun

   Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond.

4. 4noun

   Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair.

5. 5noun

   Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.

6. 6noun

   Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine), the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

7. 7noun

   The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain, n., 4.

8. 8noun

   A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; -- applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.

9. 9noun

   Sausages; -- because linked together.

10. 10transitive verb

    To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple.

11. 11intransitive verb

    To be connected.

12. 12noun

    a fastener that serves to join or connect

    "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

    Synonyms

    linkuptie
13. 13noun

    an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

14. 14noun

    a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

15. 15noun

    a channel for communication between groups

    "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

    Synonyms

    contactliaison
16. 16noun

    (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

17. 17noun

    a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

18. 18noun

    the means of connection between things linked in series

    Synonyms

    nexus
19. 19noun

    a connecting shape

    Synonyms

    connectionconnexion
20. 20noun

    the state of being connected

    "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

    Synonyms

    connectednessconnection
21. 21verb

    make a logical or causal connection

    "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"

    "colligate these facts"

    Synonyms

    associatecolligateconnectrelate
22. 22verb

    connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

    "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"

    "Tie the ropes together"

    Synonyms

    connecttie
23. 23verb

    link with or as with a yoke

    "yoke the oxen together"

    Synonyms

    yoke
24. 24verb

    be or become joined or united or linked

    "The two streets connect to become a highway"

    "Our paths joined"

    Synonyms

    connectjoinunite