■ verb join (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands at the ends.
↘join (pieces of timber, film, or tape) at the ends.
↘ Genetics join or insert (a gene or gene fragment).
■ noun a ~d join.
↘the wedge-shaped tang of a cricket-bat handle, forming a joint with the blade.
Phrases
get (or be ) ~d Brit. informal get married.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
C16: prob. from MDu. splissen , of unknown origin.