PULL CHAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pull chain mean? 

• PULL CHAIN (noun)
  The noun PULL CHAIN has 1 sense:

1. a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)

  Familiarity information: PULL CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PULL CHAIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pull chain" is a kind of...):

chain (a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament)

pull (a device used for pulling something)

Holonyms ("pull chain" is a part of...):

flush toilet; lavatory (a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it)