A connected, flexible series of links, typically of metal, used especially for holding objects together or restraining or for transmitting mechanical power.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A number of establishments, such as stores, theaters, or hotels, under common ownership or management.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A range of mountains.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A restraining or confining agent or force.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A series of closely linked or connected things: a chain of coincidences. See Synonyms at series.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
idiom
Pull To take unfair advantage of someone; deceive or manipulate someone.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-transitive
To bind or make fast with a chain or chains: chained the dog to a tree.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To restrain or confine as if with chains: workers who were chained to a life of dull routine.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To obstruct or protect by a chain.
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To fasten, bind, or connect with or as if with a chain.
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biographical name
Sir Ernst Boris 1906–1979 British (Ger.-born) biochem.
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