link*/*/*/

[lɪŋk] verb [T] I

1) if people, things, or events are linked, they are related to each other in some way

Police suspect that the two murder cases are linked.[/ex]

Rock music has often been linked with the drug culture.[/ex]

2) to say or show that two things are related, or that one of the things causes the other

Scientists have linked certain types of cancer to people's diets.[/ex]

3) to connect two or more places or things

Several new roads will link the southern and northern regions of the country.[/ex]

Link the supply cable to the fitting at the rear of the machine.[/ex]

•

- link up

II

noun [C]

link */*/*/[lɪŋk]

1) a connection between two or more people, places, facts, or events

They are studying the links between carbon emissions and climate change.[/ex]

2) a relationship between two or more people, organizations, or countries

Back in the 1980s, the bank was criticized for its links with South Africa.[/ex]

3) a means of travel or communication that connects two or more places

a rail link between Edinburgh and London[/ex]

4) computing

a connection between one Internet file or section and another, for example on a WEBSITE

Syn:

hyperlink

Click on this link to find out more.[/ex]

5) one of the rings that are connected to each other to form a chain