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

  • (..) ...for the sole purpose of creating successful fusion. They are impervious to heat and magnetism. These smart arms are controlled by my brain through a neural link. Nanowires feed directly into my cerebellum... ...allowing me to use these arms to control fusion reaction... ...in an environment (..)
    2004 Spider-Man 2