[{"word":"chaining","phonetic":"/ˈtʃeɪnɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈtʃeɪnɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To fasten something with a chain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To link multiple items together.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To secure someone with fetters.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To obligate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To relate data items with a chain of pointers.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be chained to another data item.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act or process by which something is chained.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chain","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chaining"]}]