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chainest

chainest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of chain.

Meaning of chain

Verb

chain (third-person singular simple present chains, present participle chaining, simple past and past participle chained)

  1. (transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
    • You should chain your bicycle to the railings to protect it from being stolen.
  2. (figuratively) To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
    • Sometimes I feel like I'm chained to this computer.
  3. (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
  4. (transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
  5. (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
  6. (figuratively) To obligate.
    • I miss when Game Of Thrones was wide open, but even then, the writers were chained to a narrative they didn’t yet know the ending of and feared straying too far from.2017 August 13, Brandon Nowalk, “Oldtown offers one last game-changing secret as Game Of Thrones goes behind enemy lines (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

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Origin of chainest

chain + -est

Questions about chainest

What is chainest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chainest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of chain.

Words near chainest in the dictionary

  1. chained
  2. chained up
  3. chainer
  4. chainers
  5. chaines
  6. chainest
  7. chaineth
  8. chainette
  9. chainettes
  10. chainfall
  11. chainfalls

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