3 → see also index-linked
4 N‑COUNT A link between two things or places is a physical connection between them. □ [+ between ] …the high-speed rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel. □ [+ with ] Stalin insisted that the radio link with the German Foreign Ministry should remain open.
5 VERB If two places or objects are linked or something links them, there is a physical connection between them. □ [V n + with/to ] …the Rama Road, which links the capital, Managua, with the Caribbean coast. □ [be V -ed + with/to ] The campus is linked by regular bus services to Coventry. □ [V n] …the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France.
6 N‑COUNT A link between two people, organizations, or places is a friendly or business connection between them. □ [+ with ] The university has close links with local employers. □ [+ between ] In 1984 the long link between AC Cars and the Hurlock family was severed. □ [+ to ] A cabinet minister came under investigation for links to the Mafia.
7 N‑COUNT A link to another person or organization is something that allows you to communicate with them or have contact with them. □ She was my only link with the past. □ These projects will provide vital links between companies and universities.
8 VERB If you link one person or thing to another, you claim that there is a relationship or connection between them. □ [V n + to/with ] Criminologist Dr Ann Jones has linked the crime to social circumstances. □ [V n + to/with ] The tabloids have linked him with various women. [Also V n]
9 N‑COUNT In computing, a link is a connection between different documents, or between different parts of the same document, using hypertext. ● VERB Link is also a verb. □ [V n] Certainly, Andreessen didn't think up using hypertext to link Internet documents.
10 N‑COUNT A link is one of the rings in a chain.
11 VERB If you link one thing with another, you join them by putting one thing through the other. □ [V n prep/adv] She linked her arm through his. □ [V n prep/adv] He linked the fingers of his hands together on his stomach. [Also V n] ● PHRASE If two or more people link arms , or if one person links arms with another, they stand next to each other, and each person puts their arm round the arm of the person next to them. □ She stayed with them, linking arms with the two girls, joking with the boys.
12 → see also link-up
▸ link up
1 PHRASAL VERB If you link up with someone, you join them for a particular purpose. □ [V P + with ] They linked up with a series of local anti-nuclear and anti-apartheid groups. □ [V P ] The Russian and American armies linked up for the first time on the banks of the river Elbe.
2 PHRASAL VERB [usu passive] If one thing is linked up to another, the two things are connected to each other. □ [be V -ed P + to ] The motion detectors were linked up to my laptop. COLLOCATIONS link NOUN 1
adjective + link : close, direct, strong; tenuous, weak; causal
verb + link : build, create, establish, forge; break, cut, sever; maintain, retain VERB 2
link + adverb : closely, directly SYNONYMS link NOUN 1
connection: The police say he had no connection with the security forces.
relationship: There is a relationship between diet and cancer.
association: Black was considered inappropriate because of its associations with death. VERB 5
connect: You can connect the machine to your hi-fi.
join: The car parks are joined by a footpath.
unite: The vast majority of nations have agreed to unite their efforts to bring peace.
attach: The gadget can be attached to any vertical surface.
link|age /l I ŋk I dʒ/ (linkages )
1 N‑VAR A linkage between two things is a link or connection between them. The linkage of two things is the act of linking or connecting them. □ [+ between ] No one disputes the direct linkage between the unemployment rate and crime. □ [+ between ] We're trying to establish linkages between these groups and financial institutions. □ [+ of ] …the creation of new research materials by the linkage of previously existing sources. [Also + of ]
2 N‑UNCOUNT Linkage is an arrangement where one country agrees to do something only if another country agrees to do something in return. □ [+ between ] There is no formal linkage between the two agreements. □ [+ with ] He insisted that there could be no linkage with other Mideast problems.
li nk|ing verb (linking verbs ) in BRIT, also use link verb N‑COUNT A linking verb is a verb which links the subject of a clause and a complement. 'Be', 'seem', and 'become' are linking verbs.
li nk|ing word (linking words ) in BRIT, also use link word N‑COUNT A linking word is a word which shows a connection between clauses or sentences. 'However' and 'so' are linking words.