link up

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link up

Two researchers link up their computers with a blue cable.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive and intransitive):
    • To connect or join together: To establish a physical, logical, or causal connection between two or more separate things, ideas, or groups.
    • To meet or unite: To come together or cause to come together at a point; to become joined or associated.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb (Transitive):
    • The engineers will link up the two railway lines. (The engineers will connect the two separate railway lines.)
    • Scientists are trying to link up these phenomena to a single cause. (Scientists are trying to establish a causal connection between these phenomena and one cause.)
  • Verb (Intransitive):
    • The two hiking trails link up near the summit. (The two separate hiking trails join together near the top of the mountain.)
    • Our teams will link up at the designated coordinates. (Our separate teams will meet and unite at the specified location.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to link up with": To meet, join, or form a connection with someone or something.
    • The rebel forces planned to link up with their allies in the valley. (The rebel forces planned to meet and unite with their allies in the valley.)
  • Used in technical contexts (computing, networking, transport) to describe establishing a connection.
    • The new router links up seamlessly with all your smart devices. (The new router connects and communicates with all your smart devices without issues.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Link (verb/noun): The core word, meaning to connect or a connection.
    • A weak link in the chain. (A weak connection in the chain.)
  • Linkage (noun): The act of linking or the state of being linked.
    • There is a clear linkage between diet and health. (There is a clear connection between diet and health.)
  • Connector (noun): A device or thing that links items together.
Synonyms
  • Connect: To bring together or into contact.
  • Join: To put or bring together so as to form a unit.
  • Unite: To come or bring together for a common purpose or action.
  • Couple: To link or combine.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Link together: To connect multiple items to each other.
    • The chapters are linked together by a common theme. (The chapters are connected to each other by a shared theme.)
  • Link back to: To connect something to its source or origin.
    • This discovery links back to his earlier research. (This discovery connects to and is related to his earlier research.)
Related Idioms
  • (To) form a link in the chain: To be one of the connected parts in a sequence or process.
    • Every volunteer forms a vital link in the chain of disaster relief. (Every volunteer is a crucial connected part in the disaster relief process.)
link up

Two researchers link up their computers with a blue cable.

Verb
  1. 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
  2. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
    • Can you connect the two loudspeakers?
    • Tie the ropes together
    • Link arms
  3. 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

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