2 definitions
for chains
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
chains \chains\ (ch[=a]ns), n.
metal shackles connected by chains, used to bind hands or
legs; as, he was kept two weeks in chains.
Syn: iron, irons, chain.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
chains
n : metal shackles; for hands or legs [syn: iron, irons, chain]