1. (

• link ,
• linkup ,
• tie ,
• tie-in

) a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" ;

1. (

• tie_in

) be in connection with something relevant; "This ties in closely with his earlier remarks" ;

2. (

• associate ,
• tie_in ,
• relate ,
• link ,
• colligate ,
• link_up ,
• connect

) 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" ;