1.  connect(v = verb.contact) link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"
Antonym: disconnect
Derived forms noun connecter₁, adjective connective₁, noun connector₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP

2.  connect(v = verb.cognition) associate, colligate, link, link up, relate, tie in - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
is one way to cerebrate, cogitate, think
Derived forms noun connection₅, adjective connective₁, noun connexion₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody with something; Somebody ----s something with something

3.  connect(v = verb.stative) join, link, link up, unite - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
Derived form adjective connective₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s

4.  connect(v = verb.communication) Array - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area"
is one way to bring together, join
Derived forms noun connection₉, noun connexion₆
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

5.  connect(v = verb.contact) Array - land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"
is one way to collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
Sample sentences: Something is ----ing PP

6.  connect(v = verb.communication) Array - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?"
is one way to bring together, join
Derived form noun connection₉
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody PP

7.  connect(v = verb.stative) Array - be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "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 one way to be
Derived forms noun connection₈, noun connexion₅
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP

8.  connect(v = verb.social) Array - establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty"
is one way to relate
Derived forms noun connection₄, adjective connective₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

9.  connect(v = verb.social) get in touch, touch base - establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"
is one way to interact
Derived forms noun connection₉, noun connexion₆
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

10.  connect(v = verb.contact) plug in, plug into - plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight"
is one way to enter, infix, insert, introduce
Derived forms noun connection₃, noun connector₁, noun connexion₄
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP

11.  connect(v = verb.contact) Array - hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"
is one way to hit
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

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." [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." [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]

   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]

connect, v.
1 a tr. (often foll. by to, with) join (one thing with another) (connected the hose to the tap). b tr. join (two things) (a track connected the two villages). c intr. be joined or joinable (the two parts do not connect).
2 tr. (often foll. by with) associate mentally or practically (did not connect the two ideas; never connected her with the theatre).
3 intr. (foll. by with) (of a train etc.) be synchronized at its destination with another train etc., so that passengers can transfer (the train connects with the boat).
4 tr. put into communication by telephone.
5 a tr. (usu. in passive; foll. by with) unite or associate with others in relationships etc. (am connected with the royal family). b intr. form a logical sequence; be meaningful.
6 intr. colloq. hit or strike effectively.

Idiom:
connecting-rod the rod between the piston and the crankpin etc. in an internal-combustion engine or between the wheels of a locomotive.

Derivative:
connectable adj. connector n.

Etymology:
L connectere connex- (as com-, nectere bind)

VB  be related, have a relation, relate to, refer to, bear upon, regard, concern, touch, affect, have to do with, pertain to, belong to, appertain to, answer to, interest, bring into relation with, bring to bear upon, connect, associate, draw a parallel, link.

VB  join, unite, conjoin, connect, associate, put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, piece together, tack together, fix together, bind up together together, embody, reembody, roll into one, attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast, tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, tat, stitch, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain, fetter, lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket, marry, bridge over, span, braze, pin, nail, bolt, hasp, clasp, clamp, crimp, screw, rivet, impact, solder, set, weld together, fuse together, wedge, rabbet, mortise, miter, jam, dovetail, enchase, graft, ingraft, inosculate, entwine, intwine, interlink, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, entangle, twine round, belay, tighten, trice up, screw up, be joined, hang together, hold together, cohere.

VB  bridge over, span, connect, hang.