The difference between Chain and Rackle

When used as nouns, chain means a series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal, whereas rackle means a chain.


Chain is also verb with the meaning: to fasten something with a chain.

Rackle is also adjective with the meaning: of a person: rash, impetuous, reckless.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chain and Rackle

  1. Chain as a noun:

    A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

    Examples:

    "He wore a gold chain around the neck''."

  2. Chain as a noun:

    A series of interconnected things.

    Examples:

    "a chain of mountains"

    "a chain of ideas, one leading to the next"

    "This led to an unfortunate chain of events''."

  3. Chain as a noun:

    A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.

    Examples:

    "That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town''."

  4. Chain as a noun (chemistry):

    A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.

    Examples:

    "When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen''."

  5. Chain as a noun (surveying):

    A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.

  6. Chain as a noun (surveying):

    A long measuring tape.

  7. Chain as a noun:

    A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.

  8. Chain as a noun (mathematics, set theory, order theory):

    A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.

  9. Chain as a noun (British):

    A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).

  10. Chain as a noun:

    That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.

    Examples:

    "the chains of habit"

  11. Chain as a noun (nautical, in the plural):

    Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

  12. Chain as a noun (weaving):

    The warp threads of a web.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  1. Chain as a verb (transitive):

    To fasten something with a chain.

  2. Chain as a verb (intransitive):

    To link multiple items together.

  3. Chain as a verb (transitive):

    To secure someone with fetters.

  4. Chain as a verb (transitive):

    To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.

  5. Chain as a verb (figurative):

    To obligate.

  6. Chain as a verb (computing):

    To relate data items with a chain of pointers.

  7. Chain as a verb (computing):

    To be chained to another data item.

  8. Chain as a verb (transitive):

    To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.

  9. Chain as a verb (transitive, computing, rare, associated with {{w, Acorn Computers):

    }} To load and automatically run (a program).

  1. Rackle as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

    A chain.

  1. Rackle as an adjective:

    Of a person: rash, impetuous, reckless

  2. Rackle as an adjective:

    Rough, crude

  3. Rackle as an adjective:

    Sturdy in old age

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