1.a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it);
there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare
2.the state of being connected;
the connection between church and state is inescapable
3.an instrumentality that connects;
he soldered the connection
4.(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship);
he has powerful connections
5.the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination;
conditioning is a form of learning by association
6.a connecting shape
7.a supplier (especially of narcotics)
8.shifting from one form of transportation to another;
the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta
9.the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication);
the joining of hands around the table