LINK UP


Meaning of LINK UP in English

link up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ link )

1 . to connect with something or to make a connection between things, especially so that they can work together

link up with

The train links up with the ferry at Dover.

link something ↔ up (with something)

The next stage is to link the film up with the soundtrack.

2 . to connect computers, broadcast systems etc so that electronic messages can be sent between them

link something ↔ up (to/with something)

All these PCs are linked up to the network.

The Internet allows people from all over the world to link up for chat sessions.

3 . to join with someone so that you can do something together

link up with

We linked up with the Daily Express to help run the campaign.

⇨ ↑ linkup

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THESAURUS

■ to join things together

▪ join to make two things come together and stay in that position. Join is used about fixing two things together permanently, so that they form a single thing:

Doctors used a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together.

▪ attach to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position. Attach is often used when you can separate the two things later:

She attached the photo to the letter with a paper clip.

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The boards are attached with nails.

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On the wall, attached with adhesive tape, was a New York City subway map.

▪ connect ( also connect up ) to join pieces of equipment together, especially with a wire or pipe, so that electricity, gas, water etc can pass from one to another:

Have you connected up the speakers to the stereo?

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The hoses that connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.

▪ link ( also link up ) to connect machines, systems, computers etc, so that electronic signals can pass from one to another:

All the office PCs are linked to the main server.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.