English verb: link up | |||
1. | link up (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, unite | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | articulate, complect, interconnect, interlink, syndicate | ||
2. | link up (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, 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 up (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, 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 | ||