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 Con·nect v. t. [imp. & p. p. Connected; p. pr. & vb. n. Connecting.]
 1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between.
    He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.   --Pope.
    A man must see the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism.   --Locke.
 2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair.
 Connecting rod Mach., a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.

 connecting rod
      n : a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a
          rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)