chain

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chain

She wears a delicate silver chain around her neck.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A connected series of metal links or rings: A flexible series of interlocking loops, typically used for fastening, securing, or pulling.
    • A connected series or sequence: A number of things, events, or establishments linked together in succession.
    • A restraint or confinement: Something that binds or restricts freedom, often used figuratively.
    • A unit of length: A measuring chain, especially a surveyor's chain.
    • A series of linked atoms in a molecule: A term used in chemistry.

  2. Verb:

    • To fasten or secure with a chain: To confine or make fast by using a chain.
    • To connect in a series: To link items together sequentially.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • She wore a delicate silver chain around her neck.
    • A chain of supermarkets opened across the country.
    • The prisoner finally broke free from his chains.
    • The property was measured in chains and links.

  • Verb:

    • Please chain the bicycle to the post.
    • The editor had to chain the arguments together logically.
Advanced Usage
  • "Chain of command": The official hierarchy of authority in an organization.
    • Requests must go through the proper chain of command.
  • "Chain reaction": A series of events where each causes the next.
    • The scandal set off a chain reaction of resignations.
  • "Ball and chain": A heavy restraint; figuratively, a burdensome responsibility.
    • He felt his mortgage was a ball and chain.
Variants and Related Words
  • Chain-link (adj/n): A type of fencing made of interwoven metal wires.
    • The yard was surrounded by a chain-link fence.
  • Chainless (adj): Without a chain; not restrained.
  • Chain-smoke (v): To smoke cigarettes continuously, one after another.
    • He would chain-smoke when he was nervous.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Series, sequence, string, succession, bond, fetter, shackle.
  • Verb: Fasten, secure, tether, bind, link, connect.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Chain up: To secure something with a chain.
    • Remember to chain up the dog at night.
  • Chain together: To connect multiple things into a series.
    • They chained together the events to tell a compelling story.
Related Idioms
  • "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link": A group or system is vulnerable if one part is weak.
  • "Pull someone's chain": To tease or deceive someone playfully.
    • Are you serious, or are you just pulling my chain?
chain

She wears a delicate silver chain around her neck.

Noun
  1. a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
    • a string of beads
    • a strand of pearls
  2. a linked or connected series of objects
    • a chain of daisies
  3. a series of hills or mountains
    • the valley was between two ranges of hills
    • the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
  4. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
  5. a unit of length
  6. anything that acts as a restraint
  7. (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
  8. a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
  9. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
  10. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
    • the chain of command
    • a complicated concatenation of circumstances
Verb
  1. fasten or secure with chains
    • Chain the chairs together
  2. connect or arrange into a chain by linking

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