join

v

1.Usu. join together

link, couple, splice, unite, tie, bind, yoke; connect, bridge, span; fix, fasten, attach; combine, mix, converge, coalesce, commingle; associate, consolidate, amalgamate, merge, conglomerate, unify.

2. glue, glue together, agglutinate, conglutinate, paste, paste together; seal, affix, concrete; fuse, weld, solder.

3. ally, league, unionize, confederate, join forces or hands, team up, side with, go along with, band together, Inf. hitch horses; federate, federalize, centralize; affiliate, associate, consociate, throw in with, join forces with, take part; cooperate, collaborate, concur, coact, synergize.

4. enlist, enlist in, sign up, join up; enroll, enroll in, enter, enter into; throw in one's lot with, cast one's lot with.

5. participate, contribute, partake, mingle, mix, join in, Inf. chip in, lend a hand; (of conversation) Inf. chime in, Inf. put in one's two-cents worth.

6. marry, wed, mate, match, Sl. hitch; unite in marriage, join or unite in holy wedlock.

7. meet or engage in battle, join battle, give or do battle, join issue; battle, combat, contest, contend against, grapple with, close with, fight against, Inf. take on.

8. adjoin, conjoin, impinge; meet, coincide; butt, torch, reach, extend, kiss; juxtapose, border, meet end to end; border on or upon, verge upon, lean on or upon or against.