See Also: Link(dictionary)
link(2)(dictionary)
hot link(dictionary)
link(3)(dictionary)
link(4)(dictionary)
link(5)(dictionary)
link(6)(dictionary)
Link(medicine)
Link(dictionary)
Air Link(tourism)

link(5) (iou)



link verb1. LME.
[from LINK noun2.]
verb trans. Connect or join (two things or one thing to another) with or as with a link. (Foll. by together, to, with.) LME.
D. Attenborough A..blood-vessel and a nerve cord run..through all the segments, linking and coordinating them. R. Davies The automobile was linking the villages with towns, and the towns with cities.
b. Clasp, intertwine, (hands or arms). M19.
P. H. Johnson His hands linked like an old man's behind his back. S. Middleton They linked arms, filling the pavement.
c. Connect causally, associate in speech, thought, etc., with or to. M20.
E. L. Doctorow Her name was linked with dozens of men around town.
verb intrans. Be joined or connected (as) with a link, esp. in friendship, marriage, etc. Also foll. by together. M16.
Shakespeare 3 Henry VI For I were loath To link with him that were not lawful chosen. Burke No one generation could link with the other.
b. Go arm in arm, or hand in hand. E19.
With adverbs in specialized senses: link up connect, combine, (with).
Comb.: link-up an act or result of linking up.
linker noun M19.