A chain is made of metal rings joined one after another. You can use it to lock or hold things.
The bike has a strong chain.
She wore a gold chain around her neck.
A chain in business means many stores or places with the same name and owner. They sell the same products or food.
She works in a coffee shop chain.
McDonald's is a large fast-food chain.
Chain can mean many things or actions linked together. One thing happens after another like links in a line.
A chain of mistakes caused the problem.
The chain of events was easy to follow.
In business, a chain means the steps to make and sell a product. It connects factories, stores, and customers in order.
The supply chain delivers food to stores.
Every link in the chain is important.
In machines, a chain is many connected metal rings that help parts move by carrying force from one to another.
The bike's chain moves the wheels.
Chains help power the machine parts.
To chain something means to tie or lock it using a chain. This is to keep it safe or stop it from moving.
They chain the bike to the pole.
He chained the dog in the yard.
To chain can also mean to connect things or actions one after the other, like links in a chain. This shows a sequence.
They chained events to tell the story.
Ideas are chained in this paragraph.
