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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
attached
    adj 1: being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs";
           "all art schools whether independent or attached to
           universities" [syn: affiliated, attached,
           connected]
    2: used of buildings joined by common sidewalls; "a block of
       attached houses" [ant: detached]
    3: associated in an exclusive sexual relationship [syn:
       attached, committed] [ant: unattached, uncommitted]
    4: fond and affectionate; "she was very attached to her father"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
committed \committed\ adj.
   1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular
      cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of uncommitted.

   Note: [Narrower terms: bound up, involved, wrapped up;
         dedicated, devoted; pledged, sworn]
         [WordNet 1.5]

   2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also
      called attached. Opposite of unattached.

   Note: [Narrower terms: affianced, bespoken, betrothed,
         engaged, pledged, promised(predicate); married]
         [Also See: loving.]

   Syn: attached.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or
      mental institution.
      [WordNet 1.5]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
connected \connected\ adj.
   1. p. p. of connect. [Narrower terms: abutting, adjacent,
      adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous,
      coterminous, contiguous] [Narrower terms: adjunctive]
      [Narrower terms: affined] [Narrower terms: attached]
      [Narrower terms: contiguous, in contact] [Narrower
      terms: coupled, joined, linked] [Narrower terms:
      cursive, flowing] [Narrower terms: siamese] [Narrower
      terms: socially connected, well-connected] unconnected
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. being joined in close association.

   Syn: affiliated, attached.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   3. connected by a conductor so as to allow the flow of
      electric signals. [Narrower terms: wired (vs. wireless)]
      WordNet 1.5]

   4. (Music) legato. staccato

   Syn: flowing, smooth.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   5. associated with or accompanying.

   Syn: associated.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   6. (Computers) stored in, controlled by, or in direct
      communication with a central computer. [Narrower terms:
      on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate)]

   Syn: machine-accessible.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   7. switched on. [Narrower terms: on-line (vs. off-line),
      online, on line(predicate)]

   Syn: ready, on.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   8. having some relation.

   Syn: related.
        [WordNet 1.5]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Attach \At*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attached; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Attaching.] [OF. atachier, F. attacher, to tie or
   fasten: cf. Celt. tac, tach, nail, E. tack a small nail, tack
   to fasten. Cf. Attack, and see Tack.]
   1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join;
      as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue,
      or the like.
      [1913 Webster]

            The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the
            muscles.                              --Paley.
      [1913 Webster]

            A huge stone to which the cable was attached.
                                                  --Macaulay.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by
      authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a
      certain regiment, company, or ship.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or
      self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral
      influence; -- with to; as, attached to a friend; attaching
      others to us by wealth or flattery.
      [1913 Webster]

            Incapable of attaching a sensible man. --Miss
                                                  Austen.
      [1913 Webster]

            God . . . by various ties attaches man to man.
                                                  --Cowper.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or
      attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great
      importance to a particular circumstance.
      [1913 Webster]

            Top this treasure a curse is attached. --Bayard
                                                  Taylor.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. To take, seize, or lay hold of. [Obs.] --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   6. To take by legal authority:
      (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to
          answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a
          taking of the person by a civil process; being now
          rarely used for the arrest of a criminal.
      (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a
          writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment
          which may be rendered in the suit. See Attachment,
          4.
          [1913 Webster]

                The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high
                treason.                          --Miss Yonge.
          [1913 Webster]

   Attached column (Arch.), a column engaged in a wall, so
      that only a part of its circumference projects from it.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin;
        annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate.
        [1913 Webster]

5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
attached \attached\ adj.
   1. fastened together. a picnic table with attached benches
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. being joined in close association; -- of people or
      organizations.

   Syn: affiliated, connected
        [WordNet 1.5]

   3. fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than
      the main object.
      [WordNet 1.5]

   4. (Architecture) connected by a common wall or passageway;
      -- used of buildings. detached
      [WordNet 1.5]

   5. (Biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to
      move about. an attached oyster vagile

   Syn: sessile
        [WordNet 1.5]

   6. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; --
      opposite of unattached.

   Note: Narrower terms include: affianced, bespoken,
         betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate);
         married. Also See: loving.

   Syn: committed.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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