chain
chain
ʧeÉĒn
chein
/tʃeÉĒn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "chain"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻšā§‡āχāύ, āĻšāĻžāϰ

a stylish necklace made of linked metal rings that is worn around the neck as jewelry
chain definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He gifted her a beautiful gold chain for their anniversary.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āώāĻŋāϕ⧀āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āϏ⧋āύāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āχāύ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

a connected series of hills or mountains forming a continuous line

chain definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A chain of mountains separates the two valleys.
03

a series of connected or interdependent items or events

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A chain of events led to their unexpected success.
3.1

āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞ, āϜāĻŋāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāϰ

a line of metal rings or links connected together, often used for fastening or pulling
chain definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dog was tied to a pole with a chain.
āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϖ⧁āρāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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a sequence of connected atoms, usually forming part of an organic molecule

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Fatty acids have a chain of hydrogen and carbon atoms.
05

anything that serves as a limitation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A chain of regulations kept the system rigid.
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āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻž, āĻšā§‡āχāύ

a group of retail stores that have the same name and sell similar products or services, all owned and run by the same company
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She works for a popular clothing chain that has stores nationwide.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

a series of objects connected or linked together

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The kids made a human chain across the river.
08

a unit of measurement for length, usually 66 feet or 20.1168 meters in surveying

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Surveyors marked distances in chains.
09

a situation in which the sale of a house or apartment depends on the buyer first selling their own property

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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They broke the chain and completed their purchase.
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āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to secure or attach something or someone using a series of connected links
Transitive: to chain sb/sth | to chain sb/sth to an immobile support
to chain definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To secure the boat, the captain will chain it to the dock.
āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύ āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĄāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to connect or link multiple items together to form a continuous line or series
Transitive: to chain multiple items
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She chained the wooden logs to create a sturdy barrier around the garden to keep out animals.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§‚āϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϠ⧇āϰ āϞāĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻļ⧃āĻ™ā§āĻ–āϞāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

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