connect

Verb

• hit or play a ball successfully
  • The batter connected for a home run
    

• plug into an outlet
  • Please plug in the toaster!
    
  • Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight
    

• establish communication with someone
  • did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?
    

• establish a rapport or relationship
  • The President of this university really connects with the faculty
    

• be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
  • The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train
    
  • The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours
    

• join for the purpose of communication
  • Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?
    

• land on or hit solidly
  • The brick connected on her head, knocking her out
    

• join by means of communication equipment
  • The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area
    

• be or become joined or united or linked
  • The two streets connect to become a highway
    
  • Our paths joined
    
  • The travelers linked up again at the airport
    

• make a logical or causal connection
  • I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
    
  • colligate these facts
    
  • I cannot relate these events at all
    

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
  • Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
    
  • Tie the ropes together
    
  • Link arms
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  plug in , plug into , get in touch , touch base , link , link up , join , unite , associate , tie in , relate , colligate , tie
• Antonyms: 
  unplug , disconnect , decouple , dissociate