'Leash' definitions:
Definition of 'leash'
From: WordNet
noun
Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal [syn: leash, tether, lead]
noun
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce- ace]
noun
A figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" [syn: collar, leash]
verb
Fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" [syn: rope, leash]
Definition of 'Leash'
From: GCIDE
- Leash \Leash\ (l[=e]sh), n. [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Sporting) 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. [1913 Webster]
- [I] kept my chamber a leash of days. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom. [1913 Webster]
- To keep (a person) on a short leash to maintain close control over the activities of (a person). [PJC]
Definition of 'Leash'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'leash'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anchor,
- band,
- bandage,
- belt,
- bend,
- bilbo,
- bind,
- bind up,
- bond,
- bonds,
- brace,
- bridle,
- bundle,
- camisole,
- chain,
- chains,
- cinch,
- clover,
- collar,
- cuffs,
- deuce-ace,
- do up,
- enchain,
- entrammel,
- fasten,
- fetter,
- gag,
- gird,
- girdle,
- girt,
- girth,
- gyve,
- gyves,
- halter,
- hamper,
- handcuff,
- handcuffs,
- hobble,
- hobbles,
- hog-tie,
- hopple,
- hopples,
- irons,
- lace,
- lash,
- leading strings,
- make fast,
- manacle,
- moor,
- muzzle,
- Oregon boat,
- peg down,
- picket,
- pillory,
- pin down,
- pinion,
- put in irons,
- reins,
- restrain,
- restraint,
- restraints,
- rope,
- secure,
- set of three,
- shackle,
- shamrock,
- splice,
- stocks,
- straightjacket,
- strait-waistcoat,
- straitjacket,
- stranglehold,
- strap,
- swaddle,
- swathe,
- tercet,
- ternary,
- ternion,
- terzetto,
- tether,
- three,
- threesome,
- tie,
- tie down,
- tie up,
- tierce,
- trammel,
- trammels,
- trefoil,
- trey,
- triad,
- trialogue,
- triangle,
- tricorn,
- trident,
- triennium,
- trihedron,
- trilogy,
- trimester,
- trine,
- trinity,
- trinomial,
- trio,
- triphthong,
- triple crown,
- triple threat,
- triplet,
- triplopy,
- tripod,
- triptych,
- trireme,
- triseme,
- triskelion,
- trisul,
- triumvirate,
- triunity,
- trivet,
- troika,
- truss,
- wire,
- wrap,
- wrap up,
- yoke