Define the word attached"attached" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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.
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3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
mental institution.
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"attached" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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
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2. being joined in close association.
Syn: affiliated, attached.
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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.
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5. associated with or accompanying.
Syn: associated.
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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.
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7. switched on. [Narrower terms: on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate)]
Syn: ready, on.
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8. having some relation.
Syn: related.
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"Attached" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
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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"attached" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
attached \attached\ adj.
1. fastened together. a picnic table with attached benches
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2. being joined in close association; -- of people or
organizations.
Syn: affiliated, connected
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3. fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than
the main object.
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4. (Architecture) connected by a common wall or passageway;
-- used of buildings. detached
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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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"attached" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
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]
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