Synonym: bind, fasten, restrain, shackle. Similar words: chair, chairman, wheelchair, maintain, hair, chap., charm, Chart.. Meaning: [tʃeɪn] 
n. 1. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together 2. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) 3. a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament 4. a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership 5. anything that acts as a restraint 6. a unit of length 7. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) 8. a series of hills or mountains 9. a necklace made by a stringing objects together. v. 1. connect or arrange into a chain by linking 2. fasten or secure with chains.
n. 1. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together 2. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) 3. a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament 4. a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership 5. anything that acts as a restraint 6. a unit of length 7. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) 8. a series of hills or mountains 9. a necklace made by a stringing objects together. v. 1. connect or arrange into a chain by linking 2. fasten or secure with chains. 
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91. This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health.
92. The people formed a human chain to pass the supplies up the beach.
93. Jonson has run the gamut of hotel work, from porter to owner of a large chain of hotels.
94. The war risked setting off a perilous chain reaction that would endanger the whole world.
95. His resignation triggered a chain of events that led eventually to the downfall of the government.
96. The lower-tech side of the business was seen as a ball and chain.
97. Each link that makes up a chain is equally important.
98. The hotel chain has recently installed a new booking system.
99. She has built up a chain of 180 bookshops across the country.
100. Did you mean what you said, or were you just yanking my chain?
101. The gang laundered the stolen money through their chain of restaurants.
102. Every animal in the food chain draws nourishment from other animals or plants.
103. They are not only the world's biggest fast-food chain, but also the industry's trendsetter.
104. The mayor wore her chain of office round her neck.
105. The driver had forgotten to fasten the safety chain and the trailer came loose .
106. Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the brothers to safety.
107. The ball was attached to a length of thin chain.
108. She wore a gold cross on a chain around her neck.
109. A chain can only be as strong as its weakest link, so we must look at the least committed country to see if the alliance will hold.
110. Cushman is director of marketing for a chain of Italian restaurants.
111. The manager of the hotel chain claims that they have turned the corner.
112. The brothers opened a chain of electrical shops in the eighties.
113. Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house.
114. A sudden drop on Wall Street can set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.
115. The old chain only needed a couple of yanks before it snapped.
116. Food production,[www.Sentencedict.com] processing and marketing are different links in the chain from farmer to consumer.
117. She told a rags-to-riches story of a child brought up in poverty becoming the owner of a hotel chain.
118. The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
119. Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain.
120. The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.