[
  {
    "word": "chain",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8t\u0361\u0283e\u026an/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8t\u0361\u0283e\u026an/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/chain-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=840602",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He wore a gold chain around the neck."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A series of interconnected things.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "This led to an unfortunate chain of events."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A long measuring tape.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be \"broken\" if a buyer or seller pulls out).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "the chains of habit"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The warp threads of a web.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "rackle"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To fasten something with a chain.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To link multiple items together.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To secure someone with fetters.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To obligate.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To relate data items with a chain of pointers.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be chained to another data item.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chain"
    ]
  }
]