join up

Become a member

Join up means to enlist in the military: He joined up right after Pearl Harbor.

More generally, it means to connect or combine with others: The two trails join up near the summit.

In British usage, joined-up describes something coordinated or integrated: joined-up thinking, joined-up government.

enlist

recruit

New member sought

draft · induction · service · army · navy · airforce · marines · cadet · bootcamp · basic training

connect

link

Point of connection

merge · fuse · unite · bond · splice · seam · weld · solder · stitch · bind

socialize

mingle

Interact socially with others

participate · get involved · belong · membership · club · group · circle · community · fellowship · association

assemble

gather

Bring or come together

rally · muster · come together · unite · regroup · reconvene · mobilize · band together · group · cluster

collaborate

partner

One who shares activity

work together · coalition · alliance · consortium · syndicate · federation · collective · affiliate · associate · band together

Categories
Opposites
membership/affiliation

join upquit

Cease doing something

leave · resign · drop out · withdraw · depart

physical connection

join upseparate

To set apart

disconnect · split apart · divide · detach · sever

social association

join upsplit up

Sever a union

disperse · break up · scatter · disband · go separate ways

Family

up, join, joint, joined, joining, rejoin, joins, jointly, jointed

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