'Connect' definitions:
Definition of 'connect'
(from WordNet)
verb
Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" [syn: connect, link, tie, link up] [ant: disconnect]
verb
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" [syn: associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect] [ant: decouple, dissociate]
verb
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" [syn: connect, link, link up, join, unite]
verb
Join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
verb
Land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
verb
Join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
verb
Be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
verb
Establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
verb
Establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" [syn: get in touch, touch base, connect]
verb
Plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" [syn: plug in, plug into, connect] [ant: disconnect, unplug]
verb
Hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"
Definition of 'Connect'
From: GCIDE
- Connect \Con*nect"\, v. i. To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Connect'
From: GCIDE
- Connect \Con*nect"\ (k[o^]n*n[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Connected; p. pr. & vb. n. Connecting.] [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.]
- 1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between. [1913 Webster]
- He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as, his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email. [PJC]
- 4. To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; -- used with with; as, the installer connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off valve to my gas line. [PJC]
- Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'connect'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abut,
- abut on,
- account for,
- accouple,
- accredit with,
- accrete to,
- accumulate,
- acknowledge,
- add,
- adhere,
- adjoin,
- affect,
- affiliate,
- affix,
- agglutinate,
- ally,
- amalgamate,
- amass,
- anchor,
- answer to,
- appertain to,
- apply,
- apply to,
- articulate,
- ascribe to,
- assemble,
- assign to,
- assimilate,
- associate,
- attach,
- attach to,
- attribute to,
- band,
- be blooded,
- be consistent,
- be contiguous,
- be continuous,
- be in contact,
- be successful,
- bear on,
- bear upon,
- belong to,
- bind,
- blame,
- blame for,
- blame on,
- blend,
- bolt,
- bond,
- border,
- border on,
- bracket,
- braze,
- bridge,
- bridge over,
- bring home to,
- buckle,
- butt,
- catch on,
- catenate,
- cement,
- chain,
- charge on,
- charge to,
- clap together,
- click,
- clinch,
- coalesce,
- cohere,
- collect,
- combine,
- come off,
- come together,
- communicate,
- compound,
- comprise,
- concatenate,
- concern,
- confess,
- conglobulate,
- conjoin,
- conjugate,
- connect up,
- connect with,
- consolidate,
- continuate,
- continue,
- converge,
- copulate,
- correlate,
- correspond to,
- couple,
- cover,
- credit with,
- deal with,
- draw a parallel,
- embody,
- embrace,
- encompass,
- equate,
- farewell,
- fasten,
- fasten upon,
- father upon,
- fit,
- fix,
- fix on,
- fix upon,
- flux,
- follow,
- form a series,
- fuse,
- gather,
- glue,
- go,
- go great guns,
- go off,
- go over,
- go over big,
- go to town,
- graduate,
- grow together,
- hang on,
- hang together,
- have connection with,
- hold together,
- hook,
- identify,
- impute to,
- include,
- incorporate,
- integrate,
- interblend,
- intercommunicate,
- interest,
- interfuse,
- interrelate,
- involve,
- join,
- knit,
- knot,
- lash,
- lay to,
- lay together,
- league,
- liaise with,
- lie by,
- link,
- link up,
- link with,
- lock,
- lump together,
- maintain continuity,
- make a hit,
- make one,
- marry,
- marshal,
- mass,
- meet,
- meet with success,
- meld,
- melt into one,
- merge,
- mix,
- mobilize,
- moor,
- nail,
- neighbor,
- pair,
- parallel,
- parallelize,
- pass,
- pertain to,
- piece together,
- pin,
- pin on,
- pinpoint,
- place upon,
- point to,
- prevail,
- prosper,
- put together,
- qualify,
- reembody,
- refer to,
- regard,
- relate,
- relate to,
- relativize,
- respect,
- rivet,
- roll into one,
- run on,
- saddle on,
- saddle with,
- screw,
- seal,
- secure,
- set down to,
- settle upon,
- sew,
- shade into,
- solder,
- solidify,
- span,
- splice,
- stand by,
- staple,
- stick,
- stick together,
- stitch,
- strap,
- string,
- string together,
- succeed,
- syncretize,
- syndicate,
- synthesize,
- tack,
- take,
- take in,
- tape,
- thread,
- tie,
- tie in,
- tie in with,
- touch,
- touch upon,
- treat of,
- unify,
- unite,
- verge upon,
- wed,
- weld,
- work well,
- work wonders,
- yoke
Words containing 'Connect'
- Connected,
- Connectedly,
- Connecting,
- Connection,
- Connective,
- Connectively,
- In this connection,
- T connection,
- connecter,
- connections,
- connectivity,
- Christian Connection,
- Connecting rod,
- Connection tissue,
- Delta connection,
- T-connected,
- cascade connection,
- concatenated connection,
- connecting flight,
- connecting room,
- connecting train,
- connective tissue,
- siamese connection,
- tandem connection,
- socially connected well-connected,
- well-connected