eng: chain

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Meaning
means	(noun) a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" chain, concatenation
means	(noun) (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) chemical chain, chain
means	(noun) a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament chain
means	(noun) (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership chain
means	(noun) anything that acts as a restraint chain
means	(noun) a unit of length chain
means	(noun) a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" chain of mountains, range, mountain chain, chain, range of mountains, mountain range
means	(noun) a linked or connected series of objects; "a chain of daisies" chain
means	(noun) a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; strand, chain, string
means	(verb) connect or arrange into a chain by linking chain
means	(verb) fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together" chain
means	e/Chain (film)