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to link-up

to link-up

1 3.7
To connect devices or systems so they can work together
  • phrasal verb
  • /ˈlɪŋkˌʌp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : conectar
  • We need to link up our systems to improve communication between departments.

You're making that box the bridge that links up your app to all the lights.

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Examples

  • So it would link up with your like Ring protection subscription and can, you know, kind of patrol around your house, use its cameras.

  • You're making that box the bridge that links up your app to all the lights.

  • And then it links up with a heart belt, which will track your heart rate.

  • These lines link up with the Highway K Lift Station.

    Academic text (2000)
  • It works by linking up with events and businesses popular with young men.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Antonio's rocket links up with the space station at the bottom of the needle.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Link up every Wednesday afternoon to our weekly round-up; we love to promote the great posts we find.

    Blog text (18)
  • Miyamoto says Nintendo would like to link up 3DS and Wii U.

    Blog text (6)
  • So I use Noom to track my meals, my water intake, my weight, my calorie density, and my steps for the day because it actually links up to my little step counter.

  • The new software can link up your computer to multiple printers in the office.

Synonyms

to connect
vsto link-up
445 2.7

Attach something to power or a network so it works

is focused on enabling devices and organizations to work and communicate together
to link
vsto link-up
442 1.1

To join two things together physically

is more technical, stressing joins that let devices or groups work together
to hook up
vsto link-up
213 3.7

To connect devices so they work together

is broader, covering nonphysical joining to make communication or cooperation possible
to pair
vsto link-up
115 2.2

To join two people or things so they work together

is used for joining multiple systems or organizations to allow communication and work
to interface
vsto link-up
  • Specialized
30 4.2

To connect two systems or devices so they can work together

is broader, covering joins for work or communication beyond just exchanging data
to link up
vsto link-up
  • Informal
9 3.0

To join people, places, or things so they become connected

targets technical joining of devices or organizations to enable communication and work
to network
vsto link-up
  • Specialized
9 3.2

Connect computers or devices so they can share information

is used for any two or more units, not only large systems
to interconnect
vsto link-up
5 4.7

Join things so they can work together

focuses on enabling devices or groups to communicate rather than mutual dependence
to interlink
vsto link-up
4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

is more about joining to enable communication rather than creating tight dependence
to connect up
vsto link-up
1 3.3

To join machines so they can share power or information using wires

focuses on enabling systems or organizations to communicate and work, not only setup
to couple on
vsto link-up
  • Specialized
1 6.5

To join one thing to another as an extra, often by a mechanical or formal connection

emphasizes mechanical joining rather than enabling communication between systems
to interwork
vsto link-up
6.7

To connect systems or groups so they act as one

focuses on joining to allow communication rather than to ensure joint operation
to couple up
vsto link-up
4.7

To join two machines or vehicles so they are connected

is about joining many devices or groups so they can communicate and cooperate

Antonyms

256 4.2

To keep someone or something apart from others

161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

How Connected

to integrate
179 4.1
to network
  • Specialized
9 3.2
to link-up
  • Specialized
1 3.7
to connect
445 2.7

Surface Forms

link-up infinitive
linked-up past
linked-up past participle
linking-up present participle
link-ups third person singular

Morphology

link-up = link + up (transparent) = link + up

The phrasal verb is transparently composed of 'link' + particle 'up' with the expected meaning 'connect'.

Etymology

Link-up comes from link meaning 'connect' and up meaning 'together', like joining two parts of a chain or plugging devices together. So to link-up is to connect devices or organizations so they can work and communicate.