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English noun: link | |||
| 1. | link the means of connection between things linked in series | ||
| Synonyms | nexus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linkage | ||
| 2. | link (artifact) a fastener that serves to join or connect | ||
| Samples | The walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction. | ||
| Synonyms | linkup, tie, tie-in | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bridge, nosepiece | ||
| 3. | link (state) the state of being connected | ||
| Samples | The connection between church and state is inescapable. | ||
| Synonyms | connectedness, connection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unification, union | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness, concatenation, contact, interconnectedness, interconnection | ||
| Antonyms | disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture | ||
| 4. | link (shape) a connecting shape | ||
| Synonyms | connection, connexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | articulation, join, joint, junction, juncture, node | ||
| 5. | link (quantity) a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | linear measure, linear unit | ||
| Part meronym | chain | ||
| 6. | link (communication) (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, instruction, program line, statement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hyperlink | ||
| Domain category | computer programing, computer programming, programing, programming | ||
| 7. | link (communication) a channel for communication between groups | ||
| Samples | He provided a liaison with the guerrillas. | ||
| Synonyms | contact, inter-group communication, liaison | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | channel, communication channel, line | ||
| 8. | link (artifact) a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network | ||
| Synonyms | radio link | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communication system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | walkie-talkie, walky-talky | ||
| 9. | link (artifact) an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data | ||
| Synonyms | data link | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | ||
English verb: link | |||
| 1. | link (cognition) make a logical or causal connection | ||
| Samples | I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind. Colligate these facts. I cannot relate these events at all. | ||
| Synonyms | associate, colligate, connect, link up, relate, tie in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | correlate, free-associate, have in mind, identify, interrelate, mean, remember, think of | ||
| Antonyms | decouple, dissociate | ||
| 2. | link (contact) connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces | ||
| Samples | Can you connect the two loudspeakers?. Tie the ropes together. Link arms. | ||
| Synonyms | connect, link up, tie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attach, bridge, bridge over, bring together, conjoin, daisy-chain, ground, hang together, hitch, interconnect, interdepend, interlink, join, join, put through, tee, tie | ||
| Antonyms | disconnect | ||
| 3. | link (stative) be or become joined or united or linked | ||
| Samples | The two streets connect to become a highway. Our paths joined. The travelers linked up again at the airport. | ||
| Synonyms | connect, join, link up, unite | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | articulate, complect, interconnect, interlink, syndicate | ||
| 4. | link (contact) link with or as with a yoke | ||
| Samples | Yoke the oxen together. | ||
| Synonyms | yoke | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attach | ||
| Domain category | animal husbandry | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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