verb
- Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.
- usage: "Can you connect the two loudspeakers"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
- Make a logical or causal connection.
- usage: "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
- Be or become joined or united or linked.
- usage: "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
- Join by means of communication equipment.
- usage: "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
- synonyms: connect
- Land on or hit solidly.
- usage: "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
- synonyms: connect
- Join for the purpose of communication.
- usage: "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore"
- synonyms: connect
- Be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation.
- usage: "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
- synonyms: connect
- Establish a rapport or relationship.
- usage: "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
- synonyms: connect
- Establish communication with someone.
- usage: "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin"
- synonyms: get in touch, touch base, connect
- Plug into an outlet.
- usage: "Please plug in the toaster"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
- Hit or play a ball successfully.
- usage: "The batter connected for a home run"
- synonyms: connect
adjective
- Being joined in close association.
- usage: "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities"
- synonyms: affiliated, attached
- Joined or linked together.
- Wired together to an alarm system.
- usage: "all the window alarms are connected"
- Plugged in.
- usage: "first check to see whether the appliance is connected"
- Stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer.
- synonyms: machine-accessible
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