Definitions for link

Definitions for (noun) link

Main entry: link, linkup, tie, tie-in

Definition: a fastener that serves to join or connect

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


Main entry: link, data link

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


Main entry: radio link, link

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


Main entry: liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication

Definition: a channel for communication between groups

Usage: he provided a liaison with the guerrillas


Main entry: link

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


Main entry: link

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


Main entry: link, nexus

Definition: the means of connection between things linked in series


Main entry: link, connection, connexion

Definition: a connecting shape


Main entry: link, connectedness, connection

Definition: the state of being connected

Usage: the connection between church and state is inescapable


Definitions for (verb) link

Main entry: associate, colligate, link, link up, tie in, connect, relate

Definition: make a logical or causal connection

Usage: I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind; colligate these facts; I cannot relate these events at all


Main entry: tie, link, link up, connect

Definition: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

Usage: Can you connect the two loudspeakers?; Tie the ropes together; Link arms


Main entry: link, yoke

Definition: link with or as with a yoke

Usage: yoke the oxen together


Main entry: connect, link, link up, join, unite

Definition: be or become joined or united or linked

Usage: The two streets connect to become a highway; Our paths joined; The travelers linked up again at the airport


Visual thesaurus for link