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say it: lingk
link is a noun and verb meaning "the means of connection between things linked in series". 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.