chain in English dictionary

  • chain

    Meanings and definitions of "chain"

    • A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
    • A series of interconnected things.
    • A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
    • A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
    • (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
    • (surveying) A long measuring tape.
    • A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a commonly used surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 17.85 metres. Equal to 4 rods.
    • (UK) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
    • (transitive) To fasten something with a chain
    • (intransitive) To link multiple items together
    • (transitive) To secure someone with fetters
    • (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain
    • (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
    • (computing) To be chained to another data item.
    • (transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
    • {{transitive|computing|rare|associated with Acorn Computers} To load and automatically run (a program).
    • noun
      A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
    • noun
      A series of interconnected things.
    • noun
      A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
    • noun
      (chemistry)
      A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
    • noun
      (surveying)
      A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
    • noun
      (surveying)
      A long measuring tape.
    • noun
      A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
    • noun
      (mathematics, order theory)
      A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
    • noun
      (Britain)
      A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
    • noun
      That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
    • noun
      (nautical, in the plural)
      Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
    • noun
      (weaving)
      The warp threads of a web.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To fasten something with a chain.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To link multiple items together.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To secure someone with fetters.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
    • verb
      (computing)
      To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
    • verb
      (computing)
      To be chained to another data item.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
    • verb
      (transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers
      ) To load and automatically run (a program).
    • A collection of business locations all related to the same company.
    • A series of interlocked rings or links forming a flexible length.
    • A unit of length generally equal to between 60 and 100 feet.
    • series of interconnected rings or links
    • series of interconnected things
    • series of stores or businesses with the same brand name
    • number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule
    • to fasten with a chain
    • to link together
    • noun
      anything that acts as a restraint
    • noun
      a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies"
    • noun
      a necklace made by stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"
    • noun
      a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
    • noun
      a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
    • noun
      a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
    • noun
      a unit of length
    • noun
      (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
    • noun
      (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
    • verb
      connect or arrange into a chain by linking
    • verb
      fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together"

    Synonyms of "chain" in English dictionary

    business organisation, linear unit, geological formation are the top synonyms of "chain" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "chain" in English dictionary

    unchain is the antonym of "chain" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of chain

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza chain; lm  liczba mnoga chains
    • chain ( plural  chains)
    • chain ( third-person singular simple present chains, present participle chaining, simple past and past participle chained)
    • chain (plural chains)
    • chain (third-person singular simple present chains, present participle chaining, simple past and past participle chained)
  • Chain

    Meanings and definitions of "chain"

    • noun
      British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

    Synonyms of "chain" in English dictionary

    Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain are the top synonyms of "chain" in the English thesaurus.

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