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link (1)

link [ lingk ]


noun  (plural links)
Definition:
 
1. part of chain: a ring that connects with others to make up a chain, or something resembling a ring in a chain

2. connection: something that ties, connects, or relates two or more things

3. jewellery 
Same as  cuff link


4. transportation route: any part of a transportation system, especially a connection between major routes

5. broadcasting unit for communicating broadcasts: a broadcasting unit or system used to relay radio or television signals, e.g. a transmitter, receiver, or relay station

6. measurements surveyor's unit of length: a unit of length used in surveying, equal to 20.12 cm (7.92 in.) and one hundredth of a chain



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle linked, present participle link·ing, 3rd person present singular links)
Definition:
 
connect things, or be connected: to connect, join, or associate somebody or something with another, or become joined with another
There was no evidence to link him to the crime.

[14th century. < Old Norse hlekkr< Germanic, "bending"]

link·er noun
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