link
     n 1: the means of connection between things linked in series
          [syn: {nexus}]
     2: a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held
        together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during
        construction" [syn: {linkup}, {tie}, {tie-in}]
     3: the state of being connected; "the connection between church
        and state is inescapable" [syn: {connection}, {connectedness}]
        [ant: {disjunction}]
     4: a connecting shape [syn: {connection}, {connexion}]
     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; "he provided a
        liaison with the guerrillas" [syn: {liaison}, {contact}, {inter-group
        communication}]
     8: a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave);
        part of a more extensive telecommunication network [syn: {radio
        link}]
     9: an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for
        the purpose of transmitting and receiving data [syn: {data
        link}]
     v 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" [syn: {associate},
           {tie in}, {relate}, {colligate}, {link up}, {connect}]
          [ant: {decouple}]
     2: connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can
        you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes
        together"; "Link arms" [syn: {connect}, {tie}, {link up}]
        [ant: {disconnect}]
     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" [syn: {connect},
         {link up}, {join}, {unite}]
     4: link with or as with a yoke; "yoke the oxen together" [syn:
        {yoke}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0