Meaning of 'chain'

noun

a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

noun

a necklace made by a stringing objects together

Synonyms: string

noun

anything that acts as a restraint

noun

a linked or connected series of objects

Example: "a chain of daisies"

noun

(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

noun

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

Example: "the chain of command"

Synonyms: concatenation

noun

(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

Synonyms: chemical chain

noun

a series of hills or mountains

Synonyms: range mountain range range of mountains mountain chain chain of mountains

noun

a unit of length

verb

to fasten or secure with chains

verb

to connect or arrange into a chain by linking