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LINKUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does linkup mean? 

LINKUP (noun)
  The noun LINKUP has 1 sense:

1. a fastener that serves to join or connectplay

  Familiarity information: LINKUP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LINKUP (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("linkup" 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 "linkup"):

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

Derivation:

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


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