chain

chain: noun

1 line of rings joined together

ADJECTIVE

▪ heavy

▪ thin

▪ gold, silver

▪ She wore a long gold chain around her neck.

▪ rusty

▪ bicycle

▪ key

▪ daisy, paper

… OF CHAIN

▪ length

VERB + CHAIN

▪ pull, pull at, yank, yank at

CHAIN + VERB

▪ clank

CHAIN + NOUN

▪ mail (= protective covering made of chains)

PREPOSITION

▪ in chains

▪ The prisoner was led away in chains.

▪ off sb's/the chain

▪ Let the dog off its chain.

▪ on a/the chain

▪ They kept the dog on a chain all day long.

PHRASES

▪ a chain of office (BrE)

▪ The mayor was wearing his chain of office.

▪ a chain on the door

▪ Put the chain on the door before you go to bed.

▪ a link in the chain

▪ Our suppliers are the weakest link in the chain.

2 number of things in a line

ADJECTIVE

▪ island, mountain

▪ human

VERB + CHAIN

▪ form

▪ The people formed a human chain to pass the supplies up the beach.

PREPOSITION

▪ chain of

▪ a chain of volcanic islands

3 group of shops/stores, etc. owned by the same company

ADJECTIVE

▪ big, large, major

▪ small

▪ fast-food, grocery (esp. AmE), hotel, restaurant, retail, supermarket, etc.

CHAIN + NOUN

▪ store

PREPOSITION

▪ chain of

▪ a chain of department stores

PHRASES

▪ part of a chain

▪ This hotel is part of a large chain.

4 number of connected events or situations

ADJECTIVE

▪ long

▪ complex

▪ the complex chain of events that led to the war

▪ unbroken

▪ He is the latest in an unbroken chain of entertainers.

▪ causal

▪ food, supply

▪ efforts to ensure that dioxins do not enter the food chain

VERB + CHAIN

▪ break

CHAIN + NOUN

▪ reaction

▪ letter

PHRASES

▪ a chain of command (= a system by which instructions are passed from one person to another)

▪ a chain of events

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Synonyms:

Fetter, manacle, shackle, bond, Fasten with a chain / Connected series, succession, congeries, Confine, restrain, fetter, shackle, trammel / Enslave, hold in bondage

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Chain — (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chain — [tʆeɪn] noun [countable] 1. a number of shops, hotels, cinemas etc owned or managed by the same company or person: • Britain s leading supermarket chain chain of • a chain of travel agents. 2. a series of people or organizations involved in… … Financial and business terms
chain — chain; chain·er; chain·less; chain·let; chain·man; chain·o·mat·ic; chain·wale; en·chain; en·chain·ment; un·chain; mul·ti·chain; … English syllables
chain — [chān] n. [ME & OFr chaine < L catena < IE base * kat , to twist, twine > prob. OE heathor, confinement] 1. a flexible series of joined links, usually of metal, used to pull, confine, etc. or to transmit power 2. TIRE CHAIN 3. [pl.] a)… … English World dictionary
Chain — Chain, v. t. [imp. p. p. {Chained} (ch[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chaining}.] 1. To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog. [1913 Webster] Chained behind the hostile car. Prior.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chain — I (nexus) noun act of coming together, act of coupling, act of joining, act of uniting, affiliation, affinity, alliance, association, attachment, attraction, bond, bond of union, bridge, conjunction, connectedness, connecting link, connecting… … Law dictionary
CHAIN — can refer to:* CHAIN programming language * CHAIN (industry standard), an acronym for Ceced Home Appliances Interoperating Network, a standard for a multi brands home network of interactive household appliances.See also Chain … Wikipedia
chain — [n1] succession, series alternation, catena, concatenation, conglomerate, consecution, continuity, group, order, progression, row, sequence, set, string, syndicate, train, trust; concepts 432,727,769 chain [n2] connected metal links; jewelry made … New thesaurus
chain — [tʃeɪn, englisch], noch gebräuchliche Längeneinheit in Großbritannien und den USA: 1 chain = 22 yd = 20,1168 m … Universal-Lexikon
Chain — [tʃein] das; s, <aus engl. chain »Kette«, dies aus fr. chaîne, vgl. ↑Chaine> Längeneinheit in Großbritannien u. in den USA (20,11 m) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
chain n — chain store n, chain letter … English expressions

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