Definition of "clique" in inglés

noun

1. A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.

   • This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques.

2. (graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.

   • The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete.

3. (Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.

4. A shortened form of the Skeleton Clique, the fan base of the Twenty One Pilots.

verb

1. (intransitive) To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot.

name

1. Alternative letter-case form of Clique.