Chain and Shut

Chain

Chain verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.

Shut and chain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shut" instead a verb "Chain".

Nearby Words: chained, chainlet, chaining

Shut

Shut verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.
Usage example: please shut the door when you leave

Chain and shut are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chain" instead a verb "Shut".

Nearby Words: shutdown, shutting

Common collocations

effect chain effect shut effect
time chain time shut time
effects chain effects shut effects
opponent chain opponent shut opponent

Both words in one sentence

  • For example, the control rods were poorly designed — in an emergency reactor shutdown or "scram", the control rods are dropped en masse to block neutron emissions and shut down the chain reaction.
  • It turns out to be Krycek, who shoves the woman through a door and slams it shut on the chain, trapping Mulder.
  • Series / Our America With Lisa Ling A couple years later, the ex-gay ministry featured in the episode, Exodus International, shut down after a chain of events that began with the episode.
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