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Modern definition: Bling worn around the neck, often made of gold, silver, or platinum. Featured in a Jibbs song.

Traditional definition: Metal links that are locked together to make a strong and flexible line. Chains are typically used for anchors and other places where high loads may be exerted on the line, particularly in large vessels.
"Do your chain hang low
do it wobble to da flo
do it shine in n the light
is it platinum is it gold
could u throw it over ya shoulda
if ya hot it make ya cold
do your chain hang low"
-Jibbs
chain by Ducksoup October 2, 2006
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A rapper's source of power. The sunlight to his birdman. Without a chain of platinum/gold/diamonds/bones, a rapper sloses his ability to drop tight flows over phat beats. The is an absolute necessity, and its importance should not be taken lightly.
Ludacris once said, "Some people ask why there's a skull on my chain, it's 'cause I LOVE gettin' head."
Chain by Don "Magic" Juan June 11, 2006
a unit of currency equivalent to ten racks or $60,000 USD
Yo that bot spent three chains on his new whip and crashed it as soon as he backed it out. God damn.
chain by JShizzle from Troy January 30, 2019
A chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet. The chain in wildland firefighting is used as the measure of the rate of spread in chains per hour.

It is also used a lot by the USDA Forest Service by hand crews to see how far they have dug line or how far they have to go.
"How much farther are we going?"

"About 4 chains." (264 ft.)

"The wildland fire is spreading at 40 chains an hour." (2640 ft. or 1/2 a mile in 1 hour)
Chain by Alistair MacIlherron September 24, 2009
A word for spray painting if there are younger kids around.

Or just a general term that’s shorter to say.
“Dude did you see that chain?”

Yeh bro it was wicked”

Kid - “what do you mean? What chain?”
Identity theft that occurred as a result of a victims friends and family being corrupted and blackmailed with drugs, sex and threats. The friends and family being corrupted represent the links on the chain.
That rapper has three gold chains!
chain by thatradtallguy June 8, 2020
1: A chain worn around the neck, usually with a medallion of some sort. Typically made of gold, silver, or copper. Popular within the Hip-hop community.

2: A shortened version of "chain smoking".
Yo' I took that fool's chain last night, son.

Your dealer must chain like a motherfucker, bro.
Chain by Porphyric August 12, 2009