CHAIN UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chain up mean? 

• CHAIN UP (verb)
  The verb CHAIN UP has 1 sense:

1. tie up with chains

  Familiarity information: CHAIN UP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHAIN UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tie up with chains

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

chain up the prisoners

Hypernyms (to "chain up" is one way to...):

bind; tie down; tie up; truss (secure with or as if with ropes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to chain up the prisoners