leash

leash

 (lēsh)

n.

1.

a. 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.

b. A strap or cord attached to a harness worn by a small child, used to prevent the child from wandering off.

c. A strap, cord, or other line used to keep an object close to its user or in a designated location.

2.

a. Control or restraint: emotions kept in leash.

b. A range of allowable behavior or responsibility: a husband kept on a short leash.

3.

a. A set of three animals, such as hounds.

b. A set of three.

tr.v. leashed, leash·ing, leash·es

To restrain with or as if with a leash.

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[Middle English lees, lesh, from Old French laisse, from laissier, to let go; see lease.]

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leash

(liːʃ)

n

1. a line or rope used to walk or control a dog or other animal; lead

2. something resembling this in function: he kept a tight leash on his emotions.

3. (Hunting) hunting three of the same kind of animal, usually hounds, foxes, or hares

4. straining at the leash eagerly impatient to begin something

vb

(tr) to control or secure by or as if by a leash

[C13: from Old French laisse, from laissier to loose (hence, to let a dog run on a leash), ultimately from Latin laxus lax]

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leash

(liʃ)
n.

1. a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.

2. control; restraint: to keep one's temper in leash.

3. a brace and a half, as of foxes or hounds; set of three animals.

v.t.

4. to secure or control by or as if by a leash.

5. to bind together by or as if by a leash; connect; link; associate.

Idioms:

strain at the leash, to struggle against constraints.

[1250–1300; Middle English lesh, variant of lece, lese < Old French laisse]

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Leash

 Sporting, a brace and a half; a tierce, i.e., ‘three’. See also harl.

Examples: leash of armies, 1705; of bucks, 1624; of days, 1609; of deer; of foxes, 1838; of greyhound, 1450; of hares, 1750; of hawks, 1486; of hounds, 1320; of kings, 1859; of languages, 1663; of partridges; of ratches, 1526; of snipe; of teal, 1826; of trout, 1882.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

leash

Past participle: leashed
Gerund: leashing

Imperative

leash

leash

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leash - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal tether, lead constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
	2.	leash - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one 3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika, tierce digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	3.	leash - 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" collar restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
Verb	1.	leash - fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" rope tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

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leash

noun

1. lead, line, restraint, cord, rein, tether All dogs should be on a leash.

2. restraint, hold, control, check, curb They have kept the company on a tight leash.

verb

1. tether, control, secure, restrain, tie up, hold back, fasten Make sure your dog is leashed and muzzled.

straining at the leash impatient, eager, restless, chafing There are plenty of youngsters straining at the leash to take their place.

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leash

verb

To restrict the activity or free movement of:

chain, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, manacle, shackle, tie, trammel.

Informal: hog-tie.

noun

An instrument or means of restraining:

bit, brake, bridle, restraint, snaffle.

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Translations

رباط عُنْق الكَلْب

vodítko

hundesnor

HundeleineKoppelleineLeine

λουρί

correa

talutushihna

laisse

póráz

ól, band

guinzagliotenere al guinzaglio

pasaitas

pavadasaitesiksna

smycz

coleira

поводок

vrvica

koppel

tasma kayışızinciri

拴在宠物颈的皮带

leash

[liːʃ] N → correa f, traílla f
see also strain ¹ C

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leash

[ˈliːʃ] n → laisse f
to be on a leash [dog] → être en laisse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

leash

n → Leine f; on a leash → an der Leine; to give somebody a longer leash (esp US fig) → jdm mehr Freiheit geben ? also strain¹

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leash

[liːʃ] n → guinzaglio
on a leash → al guinzaglio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

leash

(liːʃ) noun

a strip of leather or piece of chain attached to a collar round its neck by which a dog etc is held. leiband رباط عُنْق الكَلْب каишка trela vodítko die (Koppel)Leine hundesnor λουρί σκύλου correa (koera)rihm قلاده hihna laisseרצועה (पशुओं को बांधने वाला) पट्टा vodilica, uže póráz pengikat anjing ól, band guinzaglio 皮ひも (동물 등을 매는) 가죽끈 pasaitas siksna; saite; pavada tali cawak lijnbånd, lenkesmycz د سپى د تلړو ريشمه trela lesă поводок vôdzka, vodidlo (pasja) vrvica povodac koppel, rem ปลอกคอ tasma kayışı, zinciri (繫在寵物頸部的)皮帶 шворка, прив'язь لگام dây buộc chó （拴在宠物颈的）皮带

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