Link Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The two teams will link up with the main conference group via video call later this evening.
- Please ensure you can link up the required equipment for the multimedia presentation on time.
- The new employee will link up with the marketing team to discuss her role in the upcoming project.
- You will need to link up the headset to the computer before launching the app.
- The construction team will link up the cables before activating the main electrical system.
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Hyponyms
- Ground
- Tie
- Bridge Over
- Tee
- Bridge
- Interlink
- Daisy-chain
- Join
- Conjoin
- Attach
- Interconnect
- Hang Together
- Hitch
- Interdepend
- Put Through
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The researcher tried to link up the seemingly unrelated symptoms of the disease to find its root cause.
- The judge asked the lawyer to link up the pieces of evidence to prove the defendant's guilt.
- She failed to link up the news report to the riots that were happening on the streets.
- We need to link up the series of mysterious events that led to the company's demise.
- The expert was tasked to link up the climatic changes to the rising sea level in the area.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The teams will link up for their first joint practice session on Friday morning.
- During our vacation, we managed to link up with some old friends at the beach resort.
- When they reached the top of the mountain, the hiking groups linked up to begin their descent.
- We will link up again at the conference next month to discuss the progress of our project.
- The units will link up tonight to conduct a coordinated operation in the area.