chain

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. series, progression, course, row, string; bond, fetter. See continuity, connection, restraint.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A series of links]

Syn. cable, string, link(s), train, connection, necklace, bracelet, ring series, leash, shackle, manacle.

2. [A sequence]

Syn. succession, series, string, concatenation; see series .

See Synonym Study at series . v.

1. [To fasten]

Syn. connect, attach, secure, tether; see fasten 1 , hold 1 .

2. [To bind]

Syn. shackle, fetter, tie up, confine; see bind 1 , hold 1 , restrain 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. links cable, fetter, shackle, irons, manacle, mail.

2. series course, string, train, line, succession, sequence.

II

v.

tie, shackle, fetter, secure, tether, hitch.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Something that physically confines the legs or arms. Used in plural: bond, fetter, handcuff (often used in plural), hobble, iron (used in plural), manacle, restraint, shackle. Archaic: gyve. See FREE. 2. A number of things placed or occurring one after the other: consecution, course, order, procession, progression, round, run, sequence, series, string, succession, suite, train. Informal: streak. See ORDER. II verb To restrict the activity or free movement of: fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, leash, manacle, shackle, tie, trammel. Informal: hog-tie. See FREE, HELP.