loose connections
Wobbly electrical joints
Loose connections are points of contact that aren't firmly secured.
In electrical work, a loose connection can cause arcing, heat, or failure: The flickering light was caused by a loose connection in the switch.
Figuratively, loose connections are tenuous links between ideas, people, or facts—associations that exist but aren't strongly established: The detective found only loose connections between the suspects.
- detachableAble to be unfastened
- separableCapable of being divided
- unsecuredNot backed by collateral
- removableCapable of being detached
- unfastenedNot held closed
precariousness · elusiveness · faulty wiring · repairs · faults · breakers · conductors · opens · tenuous · weak ties · substitute · replacement · intermittent · comes and goes · reliability · alternative · wobbly · short circuit
- assembly defectsmisalignment, stripped threads, cross-threading, overtightening, skipped steps
- Wiring Mistakesreversed polarity, exposed wires, double tapping, open ground
loose connectionsclose friends
Deeply bonded companions
inner circle · bosom buddies · blood relatives · lifelong friends · soulmates
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