transitive verb.
To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between.
transitive verb.
To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
transitive verb.
To establish a communication link; -- used with with.
transitive verb.
To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; -- used with with.
transitive verb.
a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
intransitive verb.
To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation.