Attached

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  committed \committed\ adj.
     1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
        cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of {uncommitted}.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {bound up, involved, wrapped up};
           {dedicated, devoted}; {pledged, sworn}]


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     2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
        called {attached}. Opposite of {unattached}.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: {affianced}, {bespoken}, {betrothed},
           {engaged}, {pledged}, {promised}(predicate); {married}]
           [Also See: {loving}.]
  
     Syn: attached.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
        mental institution.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  connected \connected\ adj.
     1. p. p. of {connect}. [Narrower terms: {abutting, adjacent,
        adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous,
        coterminous, contiguous}] [Narrower terms: {adjunctive}]
        [Narrower terms: {affined}] [Narrower terms: {attached}]
        [Narrower terms: {contiguous, in contact}] [Narrower
        terms: {coupled, joined, linked}] [Narrower terms:
        {cursive, flowing}] [Narrower terms: {siamese}] [Narrower
        terms: {socially connected, well-connected}] {unconnected}
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. being joined in close association.
  
     Syn: affiliated, attached.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. connected by a conductor so as to allow the flow of
        electric signals. [Narrower terms: {wired (vs. wireless)}]
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     4. (Music) legato. {staccato}
  
     Syn: flowing, smooth.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     5. associated with or accompanying.
  
     Syn: associated.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     6. (Computers) stored in, controlled by, or in direct
        communication with a central computer. [Narrower terms:
        {on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate)}]
  
     Syn: machine-accessible.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     7. switched on. [Narrower terms: {on-line (vs. off-line),
        online, on line(predicate)}]
  
     Syn: ready, on.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     8. having some relation.
  
     Syn: related.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Attach \At*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attached}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Attaching}.] [OF. atachier, F. attacher, to tie or
     fasten: cf. Celt. tac, tach, nail, E. tack a small nail, tack
     to fasten. Cf. {Attack}, and see {Tack}.]
     1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join;
        as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue,
        or the like.
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              The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the
              muscles.                              --Paley.
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              A huge stone to which the cable was attached.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     2. To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by
        authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a
        certain regiment, company, or ship.
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     3. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or
        self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral
        influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching
        others to us by wealth or flattery.
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              Incapable of attaching a sensible man. --Miss
                                                    Austen.
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              God . . . by various ties attaches man to man.
                                                    --Cowper.
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     4. To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or
        attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great
        importance to a particular circumstance.
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              Top this treasure a curse is attached. --Bayard
                                                    Taylor.
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     5. To take, seize, or lay hold of. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     6. To take by legal authority:
        (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to
            answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a
            taking of the person by a civil process; being now
            rarely used for the arrest of a criminal.
        (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a
            writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment
            which may be rendered in the suit. See {Attachment},
            4.
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                  The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high
                  treason.                          --Miss Yonge.
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     {Attached column} (Arch.), a column engaged in a wall, so
        that only a part of its circumference projects from it.
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     Syn: To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin;
          annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  attached \attached\ adj.
     1. fastened together. a picnic table with attached benches
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. being joined in close association; -- of people or
        organizations.
  
     Syn: affiliated, connected
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than
        the main object.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. (Architecture) connected by a common wall or passageway;
        -- used of buildings. {detached}
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     5. (Biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to
        move about. an attached oyster {vagile}
  
     Syn: sessile
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     6. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; --
        opposite of {unattached}.
  
     Note: Narrower terms include: {affianced, bespoken,
           betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate)};
           {married}. Also See: loving.
  
     Syn: committed.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  attached
       adj 1: fastened together; "a picnic table with attached benches"
       2: being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all
          art schools whether independent or attached to
          universities" [syn: {affiliated}, {connected}]
       3: used of buildings joined by common sidewalls; "a block of
          attached houses" [ant: {detached}]
       4: permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about;
          "an attached oyster"; "sessile marine animals and plants"
          [syn: {sessile}] [ant: {vagile}]
       5: associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn: {committed}]
          [ant: {unattached}]