To keep in slavery; to enslave.

To unite closely and strongly.

An instrument which consists of links and is used in
measuring land.

To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or
bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.

Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the
dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

A series of things linked together; or a series of things
connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of
mountains; a chain of events or ideas.

A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or
fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of
restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical
power, etc.

i. zincir, silsile, bağ. The dog was fastened by a chain. (Köpek bir zincirle bağlanmıştı.)

That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a
bond; as, the chains of habit.

The warp threads of a web.