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to link-up

to link-up

3.7
To meet another person or group briefly and informally
  • phrasal verb
  • /lɪŋk ʌp/
  • Informal
: encontrarse
  • But my friends that I was linking up there, buying stuff from, they were on Obel.

Now you go on a night out and you link up with a bird.

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Examples

  • Linked up with you at "Freshly Brewed Sunday."

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  • After class, we decided to link up for coffee and discuss our project.

  • Now you go on a night out and you link up with a bird.

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  • So four months after I got wounded, I link up with the Giants.

  • I'll link up tonight with them at a statehouse election debate.

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  • Once again, I made a practice link-up for anyone who wants to mess around and test out different buttons or images or just figure out how in the world to link up.

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  • She mentioned that she would link up with her friends at the concert later.

  • He hopes to link up with some colleagues before the conference starts.

Synonyms

to meet
vsto link-up
∞ 1.0

To come together with someone for the first time or by arrangement

focuses more on brief informal contact than formal introductions or arrangements
to join
vsto link-up
∞ 1.0

Connect two things so they become attached

is used for short informal contact rather than becoming permanently united
to get together
vsto link-up
  • Informal
644 2.0

To meet with other people for a social event or to do something together

is used mainly for brief informal contact rather than organized group activity
to connect
vsto link-up
572 1.8

Build a friendly relationship with someone by talking or listening

is used for brief in-person contact rather than longer relationship building
to meet up
vsto link-up
  • Informal
122 1.8

To come together with friends to spend time

applies more generally to brief or casual contact with other people
to meet up with
vsto link-up
  • Informal
81 2.1

To get together with someone by arrangement to spend time

is used for brief informal contact without prior planning
to link up
vsto link-up
  • Informal
9 3.0

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

is used for brief informal contact not for fusing things into one unit
to hit it up
vsto link-up
  • Slang
1 8.9

To meet someone and spend time talking and relaxing

is the more neutral expression for brief informal contact among people

Antonyms

to avoid
∞ 1.0

To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening

to part
241 2.9

To separate and move in different directions after being together

How Formal

to convene
  • Formal
45 5.7
to meet
∞ 1.0
to link-up
  • Informal
3.7
to meet up
  • Informal
122 1.8
to bump into
55 2.2

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 'meet or join'.

Etymology

Link-up comes from link meaning 'connect' and up meaning 'together', like two friends meeting and joining for a short time. So to link-up is to meet or join someone, often briefly or informally.