leash (redirected from strains at the leash)

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.]

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leash

Noun

1. a dog's lead

2. straining at the leash eagerly impatient to begin something

Verb

to put a leash on [Old French laissier to loose (hence to let a dog run on a leash)]

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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.

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

noun 2. restraint, hold, control, check, curb

verb 3. tether, control, secure, restrain, tie up, hold back, fasten

Translations

leash [liːʃ] n → correa

leash [liːʃ] n → laisse f

leash [liːʃ] n → Leine f

leash [liːʃ] n → guinzaglio

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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. leibandرباط عُنْق الكَلْبкаишкаvodítkohundesnordie (Koppel)Leineλουρί σκύλουcorrea(koera)rihmقلادهtalutushihnalaisseרְצוּעָה(पशुओं को बांधने वाला) पट्टाvodilica, užepórázpengikat anjingól, bandguinzaglio皮ひも(개 등을 매는) 가죽끈pasaitassiksna; saite; pavadatali cawaklijnbånd, lenkesmycztrelalesăповодокvôdzka, vodidlo(pasja) vrvicapovodackoppel, remปลอกคอtasma kayışı, zinciri(拴狗頸的)皮帶шворка, прив'язьلگامdây buộc chó(拴狗颈的)皮带