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Definition of "sync" []

  • Synchronization: "an effect like that of stereo speakers slightly out of sync” ( Time). (noun)
  • Harmony; accord: in sync with today's fashions. (noun)
  • To synchronize. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sync" in a sentence
  • "Miami's run game wasn't in sync from the game's outset, and really, neither was any other component of its arsenal."
  • "Indeed you can assume that PIM-data sync is almost always carried through and through; but file sync very often is interrupted (because transferring files across the network is slow!) and people will then wonder where there data is."
  • "In addition, having iTunes manage everything on the sync is a pain."