link

Definition

  • noun: a connecting structure
  • verb: to join or connect (two or more things, places, etc.) together
  • verb: to couple or connect by or as if by a link
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: tie, bond, sausages

Examples

  • Their research shows a 'link' between high cholesterol and an increased risk of heart attacks. [=shows that high cholesterol causes an increased risk of heart attacks]

  • Your raise 'is linked to' your job performance. [=your raise is related to your job performance; the size of your raise is related to how well you do your job]

  • The elderly couple 'linked arms' [=kept their bent arms hooked together at the elbow] as they walked down the street.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Which he didn't write. Which we don't know he didn't write. Exactly. We don't have to print it. I could just scan the thing, stick it on a site, and tweet the link. But if I did that, some other paper might-- Whoa, whoa. Don't be a bitch. I'll talk to Tom. (..)
    2013 TvShow: House of Cards Title: Chapter 2 Season: 1 Episode 2
  • (..) And if he denies involvement? He will. Let him. This is a man trying to be confirmed as Secretary of State. Everything is a story. There's no direct link. I can't get this past Messerschmidt. Remember this moment when you resisted me, when you said the words "Then there is no story." (..)
    2013 TvShow: House of Cards Title: Chapter 2 Season: 1 Episode 2