connections

n. influential person or people with whom one is associated

n. link; junction; physical link; act of connecting; context, reference to something; transportation link that provides continuing service between means of transportation; means of communication (as telephone connection); supplier of drugs, drug dealer (Slang); purchase of unlawful drugs (Slang)

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Noun
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"
(synonym) connexion, connectedness
(hypernym) relation
(hyponym) series
(attribute) connected
2. the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"
(synonym) link, connectedness
(hypernym) union, unification
(hyponym) lifeline
3. an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"
(synonym) connexion, connector, connecter, connective
(hypernym) instrumentality, instrumentation
(hyponym) attachment, bond
(derivation) plug in, connect
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"
(hypernym) acquaintance, friend
(derivation) connect
(classification) plural, plural form
5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"
(synonym) association, connexion
(hypernym) memory, remembering
(hyponym) colligation
(derivation) associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect
6. a connecting shape
(synonym) connexion, link
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) node
7. a supplier (especially of narcotics)
(hypernym) supplier, provider
(classification) narcotic
8. shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta"
(synonym) connexion
(hypernym) transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
(derivation) connect
9. the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"
(synonym) joining, connexion
(hypernym) change of integrity
(hyponym) hit
(derivation) connect

v. connect

hu2 jia3 hu3 wei1
A fox borrowing the tiger's might.
Said of a person who bullies others by virtue of powerful connections. An ass in a lion's skin. Compare with 羊质虎皮 (yang2 zhi4 hu3 pi2).