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link to (someone or something)

1. To have a connection with someone or something. The sudden reversal in policy seems to link to pressure put on the administration by several large lobby groups. I only found out recently that our family tree links to George Washington!
2. To connect multiple people or things physically to one another. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "link" and "to." We linked each child's leg to their neighbor's with a bandana for the three-legged race. Link each paper hoop to the next in order to create a chain.
3. To find, discover, or establish a connection between multiple people or things. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "link" and "to." Often used in passive constructions. There's nothing linking me to their criminal activities! Long-term use of the medication has been linked to heart failure, respiratory issues, and muscular atrophy. I can link our computer to the company database over the internet.
See also: link
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

link someone or something to someone or something

 and link someone or something and someone or something together; link someone or something together with someone or something ; link someone or something with someone or something
1. to discover a connection between people and things, in any combination. I would never have thought of linking Fred to Tom. I didn't even know they knew each other. I always sort of linked Tom with honesty.
2. to connect people and things, in any combination. We have to link each person to one other person, using this colored yarn to tie them together. We linked each decoration together with another one.
See also: link
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • link to (someone or something)
  • take (one) by surprise
  • take by surprise
  • take somebody by surprise
  • crush (up) against (someone or something)
  • crush against
  • get a wild hair to (do something)
  • have a wild hair to (do something)
  • have a (sudden) rush of blood to the head
  • have a rush of blood to the head
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The different body parts link to different story paths.
Teaching the hypertext novel
Avoid miscues like no links back to the home page, a link to the current page on the current page, poorly worded links so visitors don't know where they'll go when they click, or confusing links to the home page.
At one with the Web: is your site senior--friendly?
High lateral stiffness of the design allows the upper control link to be lowered without a significant loss in cornering performance so packaging height can be significantly reduced, if necessary.
Magneti Marelli redefines rear suspension design: multi-link independent rear suspensions have numerous advantages, but cost isn't one of them. A flexible new design out of Italy, however, promises all of the benefits and none of the compromises at a lower cost
Some websites allow you to post a link to your website or firms can actually buy links on highly ranked websites and, the third option is, a link exchange, basically, you let me on yours and I'll let you on mine.
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An example would be our link to Google Groups, which was on our Mailing Lists & Newsgroups page as well as our Online Directories page.
Following the yellow brick road to simplified link management: developing a database to maintain my library's links made everyone's lives easier and provided users with a valuable resource
Lawyers have complained that linking to another site's news items, for instance, may be a copyright violation, and companies have sued against those who link to their site (Kelly v Arriba Sort Corp., 1999).
Links and power: the political economy of linking on the Web
In the World Wide Web, for instance, tens of thousands of sites link to a few popular Web sites, such as Google and Yahoo, while there are often just a few links to an individual's home page.
Sizing up complex webs: close or far, many networks look the same
"Award of this contract option will enable Link to upgrade the second of two F/A-18 dome trainers at NAS Oceana, enabling these legacy trainers to benefit from recent advancements in visual system technologies and become concurrent with the advanced Super Hornet platform," said John McNellis, president of Link Simulation and Training.
L-3 Communications awarded $9.9 million contract option to upgrade existing U.S. Navy F/A-18 Weapons Tactics Trainer