A transmission system in which power is transferred to the wheels by means of a chain.

A system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer.

present participle of drag the chain

To fall behind relative to others. / To unwittingly hold up progress. / To deliberately hold up progress by acting slowly.

One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain. / One who habitually smokes a lot.

A water pump consisting of a series of buckets on a chain, wheel or drum.

A garland created from daisies (the flowers). / (computer engineering) A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence: A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.

(electronics) To connect a network or other peripheral in sequence from one node to another through the connected devices.

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community. / (idiomatic) A hierarchy.

plural of chain letter