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linking up

linking up is the present participle and gerund of link up.

Meaning of link up

Verb

link up (third-person singular simple present links up, present participle linking up, simple past and past participle linked up)

  1. (transitive) To link or join together.
  2. (intransitive) To become linked or joined together.
    • The intention was for three Han armies – under Liu Pang, Han Hsin and P’eng Yueh – to link up at Ku-ling on the border with Ch’u.1998, Chris Peers, Warlords of China: 700BC to AD1662, Arms and Armour Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 85, column 1
  3. (informal) To meet with someone.

Questions about linking up

What is linking up the present participle and gerund of?
Linking up is the present participle and gerund of link up.

Words near linking up in the dictionary

  1. linking number
  2. linking numbers
  3. linking out
  4. linking r
  5. linking rs
  6. linking up
  7. linking verb
  8. linking verbs
  9. linking vowel
  10. linking vowels
  11. linkings

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