chainsomeonetosomething
phrasal verbwithchainverb[Tusually+ adv/prep]uk/tʃeɪn/us/tʃeɪn/
[often passive]
toforcesomeone tostayin aparticularplacedoing aparticularactivitywhen they do notwantto:
I don'twantajobwhere I'mchainedto adeskfor eighthoursaday.
Theycomplainthat thesystemchainsthem totheircomputers,leavingthemalmostnotimetohelpclients.
Limiting and restricting
- anti-libertarian
- boundary
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- chain
- circumscribe
- cramp
- curb
- curtail
- curtailment
- damage limitation
- debilitating
- hamstring
- limit
- limitation
- limiting
- localize
- non-exempt
- straitjacket
- tempered
- tiesomeonedown
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Lack of freedom to act