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link
- For Wiktionary's links, see Wiktionary:Links
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Etymology 1
From Middle English linke, lenke, from a merger of Old English hlen?e, hlen?a (“ring; chainkink”) and Old Norse *hlenkr, hlekkr (“ring; chain”); both from Proto-Germanic *hlankiz (“ring; bond; fettle; fetter”). Used in English since the 14th century. Related to lank.
Noun
link (plural links)
- A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
- 1573, George Gascoigne, A Hundreth Sundry Flowres
- One element of a chain or other connected series.
- Abbreviation of hyperlink.
- (computing) The connection between buses or systems.
- (mathematics) A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.
- (Sussex) a thin wild bank of land splitting two cultivated patches and often linking two hills.
- (figuratively) an individual person or element in a system
- 2010, James O. Young, My Sheep Know My Voice: anointed poetry, AuthorHouse, page 32:
- 2010, William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler, Universal Principles of Design, RockPort, page 262:
- 2010, Stephen Fairweather, The Missing Book of Genesis, AuthorHouse, page 219:
- 2010, James O. Young, My Sheep Know My Voice: anointed poetry, AuthorHouse, page 32:
- Anything doubled and closed like a link of a chain.
- A sausage that is not a patty.
- (kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
- (engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.
- (surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.
- (chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.
- (in the plural) The windings of a river; the land along a winding stream.
- 1822, Allan Cunningham, "The King of the Peak", in Traditional Tales of the English and Scottish Peasantry, v. 1, p. 222.
- 'Dame Foljambe,' said the old man, 'the march of thy tale is like the course of the Wye, seventeen miles of links and windings down a fair valley five miles long. […] '
- 1822, Allan Cunningham, "The King of the Peak", in Traditional Tales of the English and Scottish Peasantry, v. 1, p. 222.
- (broadcasting) An introductory cue.
- 2002, Carole Fleming, The Radio Handbook (page 53)
- Too much talk on a music-based station can cause listeners who tune in for the music to go elsewhere. […] 'Some people will say “your link has to be 45 seconds long” but I don't do that,' explains the programme controller of Trent FM, Dick Stone.
- 2002, Carole Fleming, The Radio Handbook (page 53)
Synonyms
- (connection between things): connection; See also Thesaurus:link
Holonyms
- (element of a connected series): chain
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- link farm
Translations
Verb
link (third-person singular simple present links, present participle linking, simple past and past participle linked)
- (transitive) To connect two or more things.
- 1813, John Chetwode Eustace, A Tour Through Italy
- All the tribes and nations that composed it [the Roman Empire] were linked together, not only by the same laws and the same government, but by all the facilities of commodious intercourse, and of frequent communication.
- 1813, John Chetwode Eustace, A Tour Through Italy
- (intransitive, of a Web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.
- (transitive, Internet) To supply (somebody) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link.
- (transitive, Internet) To post a hyperlink to.
- (transitive) To demonstrate a correlation between two things.
- (software compilation) To combine objects generated by a compiler into a single executable.
Synonyms
- (to connect two or more things): affix, attach, join, put together; see also Thesaurus:join
Derived terms
- link in
- link out
- link up
Translations
Etymology 2
Plausibly a modification of Medieval Latin linchinus (“candle”), an alteration of Latin lynchinus, itself from Ancient Greek ?????? (lúkhnos, “lamp”).
Noun
link (plural links)
- (obsolete) A torch, used to light dark streets.
- You were coming out of the Italian Opera, ma’am, in white satin and jewels, a blaze of splendour, when I hadn’t a penny to buy a link to light you.’
Derived terms
- linkboy
- linkman
Translations
Etymology 3
Origin unknown.
Verb
link (third-person singular simple present links, present participle linking, simple past and past participle linked)
- (Scotland, intransitive) To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
See also
- Malvern Link
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
Anagrams
- kiln
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l??k]
- Rhymes: -??k
Noun
link m
- link, hyperlink
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English link (since 1995).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lenk/, [le???]
Noun
link n (singular definite linket, plural indefinite link or links)
- link (hyperlink)
Inflection
Synonyms
- hyperlink
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??k/
- Hyphenation: link
- Rhymes: -??k
Etymology 1
Adjective
link (comparative linker, superlative linkst)
- dangerous
- (criminal slang) sly; cunning
- (slang) jolly, nice
Inflection
Derived terms
- linkerd
- linkmiegel
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English link, only since late 20th century.
Noun
link m (plural links, diminutive linkje n)
- physical connection, as in a hardware cable
- (figuratively) logical connection, as in reasoning about causality
- hyperlink
Synonyms
- (physical connection): verbinding
- (logical connection): verband
- (hyperlink): koppeling, verwijzing
Derived terms
- linken
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
German
Etymology
From Middle High German linc, from Old High German *link; compare Old High German linka (“the left hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??k/
Adjective
link (comparative linker, superlative am linksten)
- left
- sly; cunning
- dangerous
Declension
Further reading
- “link” in Duden online
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?li?k]
- Rhymes: -i?k
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English link.
Noun
link (plural linkek)
- link, hyperlink
- Synonyms: hivatkozás, hiperhivatkozás
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Yiddish ????? (link), from German link (“left”).
Adjective
link (comparative linkebb, superlative leglinkebb)
- (colloquial) flighty, fickle, fishy, shifty, sleazy, phoney (unreliable, irresponsible, often dishonest)
- Synonyms: könnyelm?, léha, komolytalan, megbízhatatlan, szélhámos
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- (flighty, fickle, sleazy): link in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English link.
Noun
link m (invariable)
- (computing) link (hyperlink)
- Synonym: collegamento
Derived terms
- linkare
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [li?k]
Preposition
l?nk
- toward (used with genitive case)
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German link.
Adjective
link
- left, left-hand
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English link.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?ink/
Noun
link m inan
- link, hyperlink
Declension
Synonyms
- hiper??cze
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English link.
Noun
link m (plural links)
- (computing) link (text or a graphic that can be activated to open another document)
- Synonyms: linque, hiperligação, ligação
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English link.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?link/, [?l??k]
Noun
link m (plural links)
- (computing) link (text or a graphic that can be activated to open another document)
- Synonym: enlace
Derived terms
- linquear
link From the web:
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- what links together to form protein
- what links the frontline and support trenches
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- what links seattle and bangkok
- what linked northern and southern china
- what links nucleotides together
lock
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /l?k/
- (General American) IPA(key): /l?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
- Homophone: Locke
Etymology 1
From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luk?. The verb is from Middle English locken, lokken, louken, from Old English l?can, Proto-West Germanic *l?kan, from Proto-Germanic *l?kan?. Doublet of luxe.
Noun
lock (plural locks)
- Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- "Give me the key," said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- (computing, by extension) A mutex or other token restricting access to a resource.
- A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
- 1846, William Makepeace Thackeray, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
- Here the canal came to a check, ending abruptly with a large lock.
- 1846, William Makepeace Thackeray, Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo
- (firearms) The firing mechanism.
- 1837, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
- "I never saw such a gun in my life," replied poor Winkle, looking at the lock, as if that would do any good.
- 1837, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
- Complete control over a situation.
- 2003, Charley Rosen, The Wizard of Odds
- Even though he had not yet done so, Jack felt he had a lock on the game.
- 2003, Charley Rosen, The Wizard of Odds
- Something sure to be a success.
- 2004, Avery Corman, A perfect divorce
- Brian thinks she's a lock to get a scholarship somewhere.
- 2004, Avery Corman, A perfect divorce
- (rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.
- A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.
- 1834, Thomas de Quincey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (first published in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine)
- Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages
- 1834, Thomas de Quincey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (first published in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine)
- A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
- A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- They must be also practis'd in all the Locks and Gripes of Wrestling
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- lock time
- lock, stock and barrel
Descendants
- Tok Pisin: lok
- ? Hawaiian: laka
Translations
Verb
lock (third-person singular simple present locks, present participle locking, simple past locked, past participle locked or (obsolete) locken)
- (intransitive) To become fastened in place.
- (transitive) To fasten with a lock.
- (intransitive) To be capable of becoming fastened in place.
- (transitive) To intertwine or dovetail.
- (intransitive, break dancing) To freeze one's body or a part thereof in place.
- To furnish (a canal) with locks.
- To raise or lower (a boat) in a lock.
- To seize (e.g. the sword arm of an antagonist) by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.
- (Internet, transitive) To modify (a thread) so that users cannot make new posts in it.
- (Internet, transitive, Wiktionary and WMF jargon) To prevent a page from being edited by other users.
- Frequently vandalized pages are generally locked to prevent further damage.
Antonyms
- (to fasten with a lock; to be capable of becoming fastened in place): unlock
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English lok, lokke, from Old English locc, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lugnó-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”).
Cognate with Old Norse lokkr (whence Danish lok), German Locke. It has been theorised that the word may be related to the Gothic verb *???????????????????? (*lukan, “to shut”) in its ancient meaning "to curb".
Noun
lock (plural locks)
- A tuft or length of hair, wool etc.
- If I consent to burn them, will you promise faithfully neither to send nor receive a letter again, nor a book (for I perceive you have sent him books), nor locks of hair, nor rings, nor playthings?
- A small quantity of straw etc.
- (Scotland, law, historical) A quantity of meal, the perquisite of a mill-servant.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- KLOC, Kloc
German
Pronunciation
Verb
lock
- singular imperative of locken
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of locken
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse lok, lokkr, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
lock c or n
- (chiefly in the plural) a lock of hair
- a cover, a lid
- popping (as when ears pop)
- Få lock för örat.
- Be deafened.
- Få lock för örat.
- a (thin) board that covers the gap between panel boards
- call, lure (uninflected, from the verb locka)
- med lock och pock
Declension
Derived terms
- Få lock för örat: be deafened. When you have bad hearing from the change in air pressure due to an air plane flight. So it’s sort of like having a casserole cover in your ear
Related terms
- grytlock
- hårlock
References
- lock in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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