Splice vs Combine - What's the difference?

As a noun splice

is (nautical) a junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

As a verb splice

is to unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

As a proper noun combine is

(colloquial) london underground.

splice

English

(wikipedia splice)

Noun

(en noun)

(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

(electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.

(cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.

Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.

Derived terms

* bent on a splice * comma splice * cut splice * cunt splice * eye splice * splice tape

Verb

(splic)

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.

(slang) To unite in marriage.

* 1851 ,

But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced .

(figuratively) To unite as if splicing.

He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.

Derived terms

* splice the mainbrace

combine

English

Verb

(combin)

To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.

* (John Dryden)

You with your foes combine , / And seem your own destruction to design.

* Sir (Walter Scott)

So sweet did harp and voice combine .

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To have two or more things or properties that function together.

Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.

To come together; to unite.

two substances that easily combine

(card games) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.

(obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.

* (William Shakespeare)

I am combined by a sacred vow.

Derived terms

* combination * combinable * combinatory * combined * recombine

Synonyms

* fuse * merge * unite

Antonyms

* divide * separate * disunite

Noun

(en noun)

A combine harvester

We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.

A combination

# Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic intentions.

The telecom companies were accused of having formed an illegal combine in order to hike up the network charges.

# An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former .