LINK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does link mean? 

• LINK (noun)
  The noun LINK has 9 senses:

1. the means of connection between things linked in series

2. a fastener that serves to join or connect

3. the state of being connected

4. a connecting shape

5. a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

6. (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

7. a channel for communication between groups

8. a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

9. an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

  Familiarity information: LINK used as a noun is familiar.

• LINK (verb)
  The verb LINK has 4 senses:

1. make a logical or causal connection

2. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

3. be or become joined or united or linked

4. link with or as with a yoke

  Familiarity information: LINK used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LINK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The means of connection between things linked in series

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

link; nexus

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

linkage (an associative relation)

Derivation:

link (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)

link (link with or as with a yoke)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fastener that serves to join or connect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

link; linkup; tie; tie-in

Context example:

the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "link"):

bridge; nosepiece (the link between two lenses; rests on the nose)

Derivation:

link (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The state of being connected

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

connectedness; connection; link

Context example:

the connection between church and state is inescapable

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

unification; union (the state of being joined or united or linked)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "link"):

contact (the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity)

concatenation (the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series)

interconnectedness; interconnection (a state of being connected reciprocally)

coherence; coherency; cohesion; cohesiveness (the state of cohering or sticking together)

Derivation:

link (make a logical or causal connection)

link (link with or as with a yoke)

link (be or become joined or united or linked)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A connecting shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

connection; connexion; link

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

form; shape (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "link"):

node (a connecting point at which several lines come together)

articulation; join; joint; junction; juncture (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

Holonyms ("link" is a part of...):

chain (a unit of length)

Sense 6

Meaning:

(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

command; instruction; program line; statement ((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program)

Domain category:

computer programing; computer programming; programing; programming (creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "link"):

hyperlink (a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A channel for communication between groups

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

contact; inter-group communication; liaison; link

Context example:

he provided a liaison with the guerrillas

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

channel; communication channel; line ((often plural) a means of communication or access)

Sense 8

Meaning:

A two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

link; radio link

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

communication system (a system for communicating)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "link"):

walkie-talkie; walky-talky (small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter))

Sense 9

Meaning:

An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

data link; link

Hypernyms ("link" is a kind of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

• LINK (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a logical or causal connection

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

associate; colligate; connect; link; link up; relate; tie in

Context example:

I cannot relate these events at all

Hypernyms (to "link" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "link"):

have in mind; mean; think of (intend to refer to)

free-associate (associate freely)

identify (conceive of as united or associated)

interrelate (place into a mutual relationship)

remember (exercise, or have the power of, memory)

correlate (bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s something with something

Derivation:

link (the state of being connected)

linkage (an associative relation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

connect; link; link up; tie

Context example:

Link arms

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "link"):

interconnect; interlink (cause to be interconnected or interwoven)

bridge; bridge over (connect or reduce the distance between)

hang together; interdepend (be connected)

hitch (connect to a vehicle:)

put through (connect by telephone)

tee (connect with a tee)

tie (unite musical notes by a tie)

daisy-chain (connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer)

attach (cause to be attached)

join (cause to become joined or linked)

ground (connect to a ground)

conjoin; join (make contact or come together)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

link (a fastener that serves to join or connect)

link (the means of connection between things linked in series)

linkage (the act of linking things together)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Be or become joined or united or linked

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

connect; join; link; link up; unite

Context example:

The travelers linked up again at the airport

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "link"):

syndicate (join together into a syndicate)

articulate (unite by forming a joint or joints)

complect; interconnect; interlink (be interwoven or interconnected)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

link (the state of being connected)

linkage (a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Link with or as with a yoke

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

link; yoke

Context example:

yoke the oxen together

Hypernyms (to "link" is one way to...):

attach (cause to be attached)

Domain category:

animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

link (the means of connection between things linked in series)

link (the state of being connected)

 Context examples 

These are unplanned events linked to the operation.

(After Surgery, Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research)

This condition has been linked to an increased risk of thyroid cancer and neuroblastoma.

(Aganglionic megacolon, NCI Dictionary)

AEG35156 selectively blocks the cellular expression of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP), a pivotal inhibitor of apoptosis that is overexpressed in many tumors.

(AEG35156, NCI Thesaurus)

Specifies the link between an adverse event and the steps performed to address it.

(Adverse Event Action Taken with Study Treatment, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Expression of the gene is linked to drug resistance for a subset of melanomas.

(ABCB5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

While cytochrome C is linked to caspase-dependent apoptotic signaling, AIF release stimulates caspase-independent apoptosis, moving into the nucleus where it binds DNA.

(AIF Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A long-acting, recombinant fusion polypeptide consisting of interferon alpha-2b (IFNa-2b) linked to human albumin (alb-IFN), with antiviral and immunomodulatory activity.

(Albinterferon Alfa-2b, NCI Thesaurus)

FAD-linked PS1 mutation downregulates the unfolded protein response and leads to vulnerability to ER stress.

(Alzheimer's Disease Pathway KEGG, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Donor T-lymphocytes are transduced with a retroviral vector (BPZ-1001) encoding the inducible suicide gene caspase 9 (iCasp9) and linked to a drug binding domain.

(Allogeneic T-Lymphocytes BPX-501, NCI Thesaurus)

An ether-linked lysophosphatidylcholine with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Alkylphosphocholine Compound, NCI Thesaurus)