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IN CHAINS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does in chains mean?
• IN CHAINS (adjective)
The adjective IN CHAINS has 1 sense:
1. bound with chains
Familiarity information: IN CHAINS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bound with chains
Synonyms:
Context examples:
enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones / prisoners in chains
Similar:
bound (confined by bonds)
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