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leash

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leash  (lsh)
n.
1. 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.
2. Control or restraint: emotions kept in 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.

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

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. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) Hunting three of the same kind of animal, usually hounds, foxes, or hares
straining at the leash eagerly impatient to begin something
vb
(tr) to control or secure by or as if by a leash
[from Old French laisse, from laissier to loose (hence, to let a dog run on a leash), ultimately from Latin laxus lax]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.leashleash - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
2.leashleash - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
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"
restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
Verb1.leash - fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely"
tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"

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
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.
Translations
leash [liːʃ] Ncorrea f, traílla f
see also strain 1 C

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

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

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

leash
n leash [liːʃ]
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 vodítko hundesnor die (Koppel)Leine λουρί σκύλου correa (koera)rihm قلاده hihna laisse רְצוּעָה (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 lijn bånd, lenke smycz trela lesă поводок vôdzka, vodidlo (pasja) vrvica povodac koppel, rem ปลอกคอ tasma kayışı, zinciri (拴狗頸的)皮帶 шворка, прив'язь لگام dây buộc chó ()


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He had a look at all the details of the hunt, sent a pack of hounds and huntsmen on ahead to find the quarry, mounted his chestnut Donets, and whistling to his own leash of borzois, set off across the threshing ground to a field leading to the Otradnoe wood.
Then I took a piece of the rope that constituted a part of my equipment and made a leash for him.
Again and again to such gamesome talk, the dexterous dart is repeated, the spear returning to its master like a greyhound held in skilful leash.
 
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