(lingk) noun
1. One of the loops of which a chain is made; hence, something which connects separate things; a tie.
2. A hinge.
3. A single constituent part of a continuous series.
4. Mech. A connecting rod which transmits power from one part of a machine to another.
5. A length of 7.92 inches, or 20.11 centimeters, used in surveying.
6. Colloq. A section of a chain of sausages.
7. One of the component parts of a mechanical device formed of a number of identical or similar units.
8. Chem. A bond.
9. Links (def. 2).
—v.t. & v.i. To join or connect by or as by links; unite. See synonyms under UNITE. [ME linke <Scand.; cf. Icel. hlekkr, Sw. länk a link. Akin to OE hlencan twist.]

(lingk) noun
A torch. [Origin uncertain]

(lingk) v.i. Scot. & Brit. Dial.
To walk lightly and quickly; trip.