A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
He wore a gold chain around the neck.
A series of interconnected things.
a chain of mountains
A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
To fasten something with a chain.
You should chain your bicycle to the railings to protect it from being stolen.
To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
A surname.
From Middle English cheyne, chaine, from Old French chaine, chaene (“chain”), from Latin catēna (“chain”), from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to braid, twist; hut, shed”). Doublet of catena. Displaced n...
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Sometimes I feel like I'm chained to this computer.
To link multiple items together.