connect

1. Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces (synset 201357376)
   "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
   subtypes:

   • conjoin, join - make contact or come together
   • ground - connect to a ground
   • join - cause to become joined or linked
   • attach - cause to be attached
   • daisy-chain - connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer
   • tie - unite musical notes by a tie
   • interconnect, interlink - cause to be interconnected or interwoven
   • tee - connect with a tee
   • put through - connect by telephone
   • hitch - connect to a vehicle:
   • hang together, interdepend - be connected
   • bridge, bridge over - connect or reduce the distance between
   same as: link, link up, tie
2. Make a logical or causal connection (synset 200715072)
   "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
   is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
   subtypes:

   • remember - exercise, or have the power of, memory
   • interrelate - place into a mutual relationship
   • correlate - bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
   • identify - conceive of as united or associated
   • free-associate - associate freely
   • have in mind, mean, think of - intend to refer to
   same as: associate, colligate, link, link up, relate, tie in
3. Be or become joined or united or linked (synset 202628315)
   "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
   subtypes:

   • syndicate - join together into a syndicate
   • articulate - unite by forming a joint or joints
   • complect, interconnect, interlink - be interwoven or interconnected
   same as: join, link, link up, unite
4. Join by means of communication equipment (synset 201071413)
   "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
   is a type of: join - cause to become joined or linked
   verb group: connect - join for the purpose of communication
5. Land on or hit solidly (synset 201240325)
   "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
   is a type of: collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with
6. Join for the purpose of communication (synset 201071212)
   "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
   is a type of: join - cause to become joined or linked
   verb group: connect - join by means of communication equipment
7. Be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation (synset 202753278)
   "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours"
   is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
8. Establish a rapport or relationship (synset 202394734)
   "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
   is a type of: relate - have or establish a relationship to
   verb group: connect, get in touch, touch base - establish communication with someone
9. Establish communication with someone (synset 202394488)
   "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"
   is a type of: interact - act together or towards others or with others
   same as: get in touch, touch base
   verb group: connect - establish a rapport or relationship
10. Plug into an outlet (synset 201423776)
    "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
    entail: join - cause to become joined or linked
    is a type of: enter, infix, insert, introduce - put or introduce into something
    same as: plug in, plug into
11. Hit or play a ball successfully (synset 201410222)
    "The batter connected for a home run"
    referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
    is a type of: hit - cause to move by striking

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