HyperDic: pull_chain

English > 1 sense of the expression pull chain:
NOUNartifactpull chaina chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet)
English > pull chain: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet).
Part offlush toilet, lavatoryA toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it
BroaderchainA series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
pullA device used for pulling something

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