'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
  • Leash \Leash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Leashing.] To tie together, or hold, with a leash. [1913 Webster]