Chain and Net

Chain

Chain noun - Something that physically prevents free movement.

Usage example: chains on the prisoner's ankles

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Net and chain are semantically related in network topic. In some cases you can use "Net" instead a noun "Chain".

Nearby Words: chained, chainlet, chaining

Net noun - A fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals.

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Chain and net are semantically related in network topic. Sometimes you can use "Chain" instead a noun "Net".

Nearby Word: netting

old	old chain	old net
good	good chain	good net
regular	regular chain	regular net
small	small chain	small net
Other adjectives: entire, large, big, huge, little, tiny, main, thin, strange, basic, local, giant, magical, weighted.

Mostly good guy version: Anko Mitarashi of Naruto wears only a jacket over a combination of fish net stocking and chain mail.

Source: Vapor Wear
There's also the 'Celerity' spell chain - which let you steal time from your future self, with a net effect of taking an extra action now, at the cost of being 'dazed' during your next real turn.

Source: Extra Turn
That weighted chain-net clearly had her name on it.

Source: Western Animation / Shrek the Third

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