English > join: 7 senses > verb 1, socialMeaning | Become part of; become a member of a group or organization. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
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Example | "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" |
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Synonyms | fall in, get together |
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Narrower | affiliate | join in an affiliation / affiliation |
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band oneself, league together | attach oneself to a group |
infiltrate, penetrate | Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members |
rejoin | join again |
sign up | join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes" |
unionize, unionise, organize, organise | form or join a union |
unite, unify | act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
Spanish | incorporarse, ingresar, unirse |
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Catalan | incorporar-se, unir-se |
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Nouns | joiner | a person who likes to join groups |
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English > join: 7 senses > verb 2, contactMeaning | Cause to become joined / joined or linked. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Example | "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
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Cause to | join, conjoin | make contact or come together |
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Entailed by | plug in, plug into, connect | Plug into an outlet |
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Narrower | anastomose, inosculate | Cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis |
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ankylose, ancylose | produce ankylosis by surgery |
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together | Create by putting components or members together |
bridge | make a bridge across |
close | bring together all the elements or parts of |
close up, close | Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of |
cog | join pieces of wood with cogs |
connect | join for the purpose of communication |
connect | join by means of communication equipment |
fair | join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly |
ligate | join letters in a ligature when writing |
match, mate, couple, pair, twin | Bring two objects, ideas, or people together |
match | Give or join in marriage |
miter | fit together in a miter joint |
mortice, mortise | join by a tenon and mortise |
ply | join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding |
rabbet | join with a rabbet joint |
rebate | join with a rebate |
scarf | Unite by a scarf joint |
seam | Put together with a seam |
sovietize, sovietise | Bring under Soviet control, of a country |
Broader | connect, link, tie, link up | Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces |
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Opposite | disjoin, disjoint | make disjoint, separated, or disconnected |
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Spanish | acoplar, juntar, reunir, unir |
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Catalan | acoblar, reunir, unir |
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Nouns | joining | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) |
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junction | an act of joining or adjoining things |
English > join: 7 senses > verb 4, contactMeaning | make contact or come together. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
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Example | "The two roads join here" |
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Synonym | conjoin |
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Caused by | join | Cause to become joined / joined or linked |
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Entailed by | sew, run up, sew together, stitch | Fasten by sewing |
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Narrower | anastomose, inosculate | Come together or open into each other |
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attach | Become attached |
copulate, mate, pair, couple | Engage in sexual intercourse |
cross-link | join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein) |
feather | join tongue and groove, in carpentry |
graft, engraft, ingraft | Cause to grow together parts from different plants |
knit, entwine | Tie or link together |
patch, piece | To join or unite the pieces of |
quilt | stitch or sew together |
solder | join or fuse with solder |
splice | join the ends of |
splice | join together so as to form new genetic combinations |
weld | join together by heating |
yoke | Become joined or linked together |
Broader | connect, link, tie, link up | Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces |
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Opposite | disjoin, disjoint | Become separated, disconnected or disjoint |
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Spanish | acoplar, empalmar, ensamblar, juntar, reunir, unir |
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Catalan | acoblar, ajuntar, empalmar, empiular, reunir, unir |
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Nouns | joining | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) |
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English > join: 7 senses > verb 5, stativeMeaning | Be or become joined or united or linked. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
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Example | "Our paths joined" |
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Synonyms | connect, link, link up, unite |
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Narrower | articulate | Unite by forming a joint or joints |
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complect, interconnect, interlink | Be interwoven or interconnected |
syndicate | join together into a syndicate |
Spanish | comunicar, conectar, entroncar, unir |
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Catalan | comunicar, connectar, entroncar, unir |
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Nouns | joining | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) |
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jointure | the act of making or becoming a single unit |
juncture | the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made |