link


Definition: Meaning of, link in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɪŋk /

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link linked linked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
linking links
  1. be linked if two things are linked, they are related in some way
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  2. make connection [transitive] to make a connection between two or more things or people
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  3. join [transitive] to physically join two or more things, people, or places [=  connect]
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  4. show connection [transitive] to show or say that there is a connection between two people, situations, or things
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  5. make something depend on something [transitive] to make one thing or situation depend on another thing or situation
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  6. also link up [transitive] to connect computers, broadcast systems etc, so that electronic messages can be sent between them
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link links
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  1. a way in which two things or ideas are related to each other
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  2. a relationship or connection between two or more people, countries, organizations etc
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  3. a person or thing that makes possible a relationship or connection with someone or something else
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  4. rail/road/telephone etc link something that makes communication or travel between two places possible
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  5. one of the rings in a chain
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  6. link in the chain one of the stages involved in a process
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  7. the links a piece of ground near the sea where golf is played [=  golf links]
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  8. a special word or picture in an Internet document that you CLICK on to move quickly to another part of the same document or to another document [↪  hyperlink]
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Link


Definition: Meaning of, Link in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɪŋk /

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[trademark]
  1. in the UK, a system by which people can get money from their bank or BUILDING SOCIETY accounts by using a special plastic card (a Link card ) in a CASH MACHINE
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Link used in phrases

  • Link trainer (noun)
    1. an early form of flight simulator
  • chain-link fence (noun)
    1. a type of fence made of wire twisted together into a diamond pattern
  • cross-link (noun)
    1. a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule
    cross-link (verb)
    1. of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein join by creating covalent bonds
  • cuff link (noun)
    1. a small piece of jewellery that a man can use to fasten his shirt cuffs
  • data link (noun)
    1. an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
  • hot link (noun)
    1. a HYPERLINK which allows you to move from one place in a computer document to another, or to a particular place in a different document, especially on the Internet
  • link up (verb)
    1. be or become joined or united or linked
    2. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
  • link-attached station (noun)
    1. a terminal connected to a computer by a data link
  • link-attached terminal (noun)
    1. a terminal connected to a computer by a data link
  • missing link (noun)
    1. a piece of information that you need in order to solve a problem
    2. the missing link an animal which was a stage in the development of humans from APE s, whose bones have not yet been found
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Link used in phrasal verbs

  • link (someone/something) up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to make a connection between two or more things
    2. [transitive] to connect one thing or person to another
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