chain up

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Verb1.chain up - tie up with chains; "chain up the prisoners"
tie down, tie up, truss, bind - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
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Translations

w>chain up

vt sep prisoner → in Ketten legen; dog → an die Kette legen, anketten
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