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1.VerbTo join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object."I think this piece connects to that piece over there."
2.VerbTo join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other."Both roads have the same name, but they don't connect: they're on opposite sides of the river, and there's no bridge there."
3.VerbTo arrive at an intended target; to land."When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room."
4.VerbTo join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other."The new railroad will connect the northern part of the state to the southern part."
5.VerbTo join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another."I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work."
6.VerbTo join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network."When the technician connects my house, I'll be able to access the internet."
7.VerbTo associate; to establish a relation between."I didn't connect my lost jewelry with the news of an area cat burglar until the police contacted me."
8.VerbTo make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip."I'm flying to London where I connect with a flight heading to Hungary."
9.NounClipping of connection.
A drug dealer.
A useful friend or associate.
10.NounA drug dealer.
11.NounA useful friend or associate.