delink en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /diˈlɪŋk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English link English delink From de- + link.
Meanings
- (transitive) To unlink, or remove a link from.
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(Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To discontinue meeting or maintaining social relations with, to disassociate from.
I live my life at 140 Get money and fast flow just taught me Keep pushing, soon they'll support me Until then Same paper, same pen Me, I'm tryna make ends And delink all my fake friends
2008, “Hungry” (track 3), in Chip (lyrics), Guess Who?:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| delinked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| delinked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| delinking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| delinks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |