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say it: lingk
link is a noun and verb meaning "the means of connection between things linked in series". It is pronounced /ˈlɪŋk/ — lingk. It carries 13 recorded senses.
the state of being connected
“the connection between church and state is inescapable”
a connecting shape
a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
programming
a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
“Can you connect the two loudspeakers?”
“Tie the ropes together”
“Link arms”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for link come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.