chain | (noun) a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament | - |
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(noun) a necklace made by stringing objects together | Synonyms: strand, string |
(noun) anything that acts as a restraint | - |
(noun) a linked or connected series of objects | - |
(noun) a series of things depending on each other as if linked together | Synonyms: concatenation |
(noun) (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership | - |
(noun) (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) | Synonyms: chemical chain |
(noun) a series of hills or mountains | Synonyms: chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains |
(noun) a unit of length | - |
(verb) fasten or secure with chains | - |
(verb) connect or arrange into a chain by linking | - |
enchain | (verb) restrain or bind with chains | - |
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unchain | (verb) remove the chains from | - |
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(verb) make free | - |