chain up

/tʃeɪn əp/
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Other forms: chained up; chaining up; chains up

Definitions of chain up
  1. verb
    tie up with chains
    “chain up the prisoners”
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    type of:
    bind, tie down, tie up, truss
    secure with or as if with ropes
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