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Meaning of 'chain' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chain [ n.]
- A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc.
- That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit.
- A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.
- An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.
- Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
- The warp threads of a web.
2 . Chain [ v. t.]
- To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.
- To keep in slavery; to enslave.
- To unite closely and strongly.
- To measure with the chain.
- To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor.

Meaning of 'chain' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chain [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a linked or connected series of objects
Example in sentence:
  • a chain of daisies
Meaning (2):
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
Example in sentence:
  • a complicated concatenation of circumstances;
  • the chain of command
Meaning (3):
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
Example in sentence:
  • a strand of pearls;
  • a string of beads
Meaning (4):
- a series of hills or mountains
Example in sentence:
  • the plains lay just beyond the mountain range;
  • the valley was between two ranges of hills
5 . chain [ v]
Meaning (5):
- fasten or secure with chains
Example in sentence:
  • Chain the chairs together

Nearby Words:

chab chabasite chablis chabouk chabuk chace chachalaca chacma chaconne chad

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