v. i. To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects with another. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Connected; p. pr. & vb. n. Connecting. ] [ L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex. ] 1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between. [ 1913 Webster ]

He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as, his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by email. [ PJC ]

4. To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to another device, or to link a device to a common communication line; -- used with with; as, the installer connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off valve to my gas line. [ PJC ]

Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. p. p. of connect. [ Narrower terms: abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous, coterminous, contiguous ] [ Narrower terms: adjunctive ] [ Narrower terms: affined ] [ Narrower terms: attached ] [ Narrower terms: contiguous, in contact ] [ Narrower terms: coupled, joined, linked ] [ Narrower terms: cursive, flowing ] [ Narrower terms: siamese ] [ Narrower terms: socially connected, well-connected ] unconnected [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. being joined in close association.
Syn. -- affiliated, attached. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. connected by a conductor so as to allow the flow of electric signals. [ Narrower terms: wired (vs. wireless) ] WordNet 1.5 ]

4. (Music) legato. staccato
Syn. -- flowing, smooth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

5. associated with or accompanying.
Syn. -- associated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

6. (Computers) stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer. [ Narrower terms: on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate) ]
Syn. -- machine-accessible. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

7. switched on. [ Narrower terms: on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate) ]
Syn. -- ready, on. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

8. having some relation.
Syn. -- related. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a connected manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the state of being connected.
Syn. -- connection. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it).
Syn. -- connection, connexion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as connector.
Syn. -- connection, connexion, connector, connective. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a resident of Connecticut. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. forming a connection; as, a connecting flight.
Syn. -- joining. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. having a connection; as, connecting rooms. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. forming a connection; as, a connecting corridor. [ PJC ]

3. (Grammar) syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence.
Syn. -- copulative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the act of bringing two things into contact.
Syn. -- joining, connection, connexion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]