to link up

Examples

• All

• Across the world, governments have begun to link up with other governments to sign massive land deals.

  Blog text (31)

• We'll link up there and try to find some way around it.

  The Park Is Mine (1986)

• All of these guys compete, but they also link up in different ways.

  Blog text (3)

• I get something by linking up with other people.

• By using the proper codes, we can link up with the commercial phone system and eventually complete the call.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Our organization linked up with with John's Florida State Guard folks.

• Got a chance to link up with Jazzy, which was a big DJ in the Bay.

• Sarge, if we don't link up, we're gonna get cut off.

  The Dead Inside (2013)

• For one, Singapore invited elite US universities to link up with Singaporean institutions.

  Academic text (2003)

• The last few years have seen the emergence of a number of important network organizations that link up previously dispersed women's groups.

  Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

U

to unite

vsto link up

∞ 2.1

To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose

is the informal way to describe bringing things together

J

to join

vsto link up

∞ 1.0

Connect two things so they become attached

is the informal expression for that act of bringing together

T

to tie

vsto link up

923 1.0

To fasten things together by making a knot with string or rope

is more general and does not require knots or ropes

A

to attach

vsto link up

459 2.5

To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together

is broader, meaning to join things in any way, not only fasten

L

to link

vsto link up

442 1.1

To join two things together physically

is the more informal phrase for making such a connection

C

to connect

vsto link up

278 1.1

Join two things so they form one piece

is a more casual way to describe that same action

H

to hook up

vsto link up

213 3.7

To connect devices so they work together

is the general idea of joining, not only technical setup

C

to chain

vsto link up

130 2.3

To fasten things together using metal links

is the general joining action, not limited to one connector type

P

to pair

vsto link up

115 2.2

To join two people or things so they work together

is the broader informal phrase for making that grouping

C

to couple

vsto link up

114 3.1

To join things, ideas, or people together

is the casual way to describe creating that paired connection

A

to associate

vsto link up

104 3.6

To join with others to work for a common purpose

is the simple phrase for connecting people or things together

C

to conjoin

vsto link up

26 5.9

To come together or bring things together

is the more casual expression for that act of combining

T

to tie in

vsto link up

16 4.1

To connect to another idea or fact in a clear way

is the physical or social act of joining, not only relation

K

to knit

vsto link up

10 3.6

To make people feel close and united

describes joining more casually without the close, tight bond

L

to link in

vsto link up

• Texting

7 4.2

To include or connect something to a document, often by adding a web address

is the general act of joining, not specifically embedding items

I

to interconnect

vsto link up

5 4.7

Join things so they can work together

is less technical and simply means joining things together

I

to interlink

vsto link up

4 4.5

Connect things so they depend on each other

focuses on joining without stressing interdependence or systems

K

to knit together

vsto link up

2 3.9

Make people or groups work closely together as one

is the looser, everyday term for making elements work together

L

to link-up

vsto link up

• Specialized

1 3.7

To connect devices or systems so they can work together

is a more general, everyday term for creating such links

C

to connect up

vsto link up

1 3.3

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

covers any joining, not only technical device setup

C

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

is less formal and covers joining by any method

J

to joint

vsto link up

1 5.3

To fasten two parts together so they form one piece

is the general act of joining, not limited to mechanical fittings

C

to cross-link

vsto link up

• Jargon

1 7.0

To join two nearby chains of atoms in a molecule by forming bonds between them

is the everyday joining idea, not the chemical process

C

to couple up

vsto link up

4.7

To join two machines or vehicles so they are connected

is the more general phrase for joining without implying pairing

C

to catenate

vsto link up

9.9

To link things together in a chain

is broader, not limited to creating a series or chain

Antonyms

D

to detach

16 3.9

To take something off from what it is connected to

How Connected

to fuse

44 3.9

to unite

∞ 2.1

to connect

278 1.1

to link up

• Informal

9 3.0

to join

∞ 1.0

to link

442 1.1

to attach

459 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology