Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - allied

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war. ...the approaching Allied forces... ADJ: ADJ n 2. Allied countries, troops, or political parties are united by a political or military agreement. ...forces from three allied nations. ADJ: ADJ n, v-link ADJ to n 3. If one thing or group is allied to another, it is related to it because the two things have particular qualities or characteristics in common. ...lectures on subjects allied to health, beauty and fitness... = associated ADJ: v-link ADJ to/with n, ADJ n 4. Something that is allied to another thing occurs with the other thing. (FORMAL) He possessed a raw energy allied to a feeling of something special. ...a disastrous rise in interest rates allied with a stock market slump. = coupled ADJ: v-link ADJ to/with n ALLIGATOR (alligators) An alligator is a large reptile with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws. N-COUNT