Definitions For Chain

noun

• Metal shackles; for hands or legs
• A series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
• A necklace made by stringing objects together
• Anything that acts as a restraint
• A linked or connected series of objects
• (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
• A series of things depending on each other as if linked together
• (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
• A series of hills or mountains
• British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
• A unit of length
• A series of usually metal links or rings that are connected to each other in a line and used for supporting heavy things, for holding things together, for decoration, etc.
• A chain that is attached to the arms or legs of a prisoner
• A series or group of things or people that are connected to each other in some way

verb

• Fasten or secure with chains
• Connect or arrange into a chain by linking
• To fasten, hold, or connect (someone or something) with a chain