Leash

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A chain, rope, or strap attached to the collar or harness of an animal, especially a dog, and used to lead it or hold it in check.
  • n. Control or restraint: emotions kept in leash.
  • n. A set of three animals, such as hounds.
  • n. A set of three.
  • v. To restrain with or as if with a leash.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
  • n. A brace and a half; a tierce.
  • n. A set of three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
  • n. A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
  • n. A leg rope.
  • v. To fasten or secure with a leash.
  • v. to curb, restrain
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a person may hold or restrain an animal, such as a falconer holding his hawk, or a courser his dog. For dogs and cats, the leash is commonly attached to a collar around the neck of the animal.
  • n. A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
  • n. A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
  • v. To tie together, or hold, with a leash.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A band, lace, or thong; a snare.
  • n. Especially— The line used to hold hounds or coursing-dogs until the time comes to set them on the game.
  • n. A pack of hounds.
  • n. A light line used to give the falcon a short flight without releasing her altogether. It is secured to the varvels on the bird's ankle.
  • n. Among sportsmen, a brace and a half; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, or hares; hence, three things in general.
  • n. In weaving, one of the threads, cords, or wires extending between the parallel bars or shafts of the heddles and having a loop or eye in the middle for the reception of a warp-thread. See heddle.
  • To bind or secure by a leash.
  • n. In physiology, an aggregation of similar cord-like structures, such as fibers, nerves, blood-vessels, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
  • n. a figurative restraint
  • v. fasten with a rope
  • n. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  • Verb Form
    leashed    leashes    leashing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    restraint    constraint    tie    bind    digit    figure   
    Form
    leashed    leashing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tierce    three    cord    thong    slip    couple    lune    lyam    Lyme   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    hashish    pastiche    quiche    sheesh    unleash   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tether    thong    bracelet    rein    shackle    strap    cord    handcuff    cuff    harness