Definition of "connect"

(intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.  examples

(intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.  examples

(intransitive, of a blow) To arrive at an intended target; to land.  examples

(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.  quotations  examples

(transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.  examples

To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.  examples

To associate; to establish a relation between.  examples

To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.  examples

(slang) Clipping of connection.

1. A drug dealer.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • My connects in Chicago are telling me all kinds of things. Nobody knows anything for sure except that Griffith is missing and money is missing.

     2013, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Victoria Christopher Murray, Friends & Foes, page 100

   • The affidavit says the source wore a recording device during one conversation with the drug dealer, who said the officer "was doing this for big money and does runs for several connects in Bmore. Not just weed, but heroin as well, a few times coke."

     2018 November 20, Justin Fenton, “Documents show FBI was investigating Baltimore officer, who has since resigned, for alleged drug trafficking”, in The Baltimore Sun‎, archived from the original on 2022-05-23

   • I called all my connects, but they were completely dry too.

     2021, Mike Majlak, Riley J. Ford, The Fifth Vital

2. A useful friend or associate.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • Even though I did not have a lot of connects in Silicon Valley, I was not concerned because I knew that Silicon Valley was not going to solve this problem.

     2019 August 3, Lauren Floyd, quoting Melissa Hanna, “People 'Took One Look at Me' and Doubted 'I could build a Million-Dollar' Company, Says Founder of Mahmee App That Attracted $3M From Mark Cuban, Serena Williams”, in Atlanta Black Star‎, archived from the original on 2020-11-26

   • Now that you look the part, hopefully, you have some connects because nothing looks worse than paying to get into a club!

     2019 August 28, Chris Black, “Ask Chris Black: How Do You Keep Your Clothes Looking (and Smelling) Fresh?”, in New York Magazine‎, archived from the original on 2022-12-06

   • My agent has a lot of connects so he's always in talks with people.

     2020 May 27, Catherine Healey, quoting Bryce Cotton, “Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton won't be caged if NBA offer comes”, in The West Australian‎, archived from the original on 2022-01-03

   • We wanted to try something new, that's when we started a lot of our influencing on social media. It was a lot of connects but we realized when we came home, we had more resources. More of our close friends.

     2020 November 3, Shirley Ju, quoting Cyrus Dobre, “Cyrus Dobre On Positive Energy, "Bye Bye" & Making People Smile”, in Flaunt‎, archived from the original on 2023-01-04