a relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other

a commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline

a ring or loop in a chain

a chain made of steel links

ministers are the vital link in the chain between the civil service and Parliament

make, form, or suggest a connection with or between

rumours that linked his name with Judith

foreign and domestic policy are linked

she linked up with an artistic group

a torch of pitch and tow for lighting the way in dark streets