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.

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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. (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]

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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 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] 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

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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

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leash [liːʃ] n → guinzaglio
on a leash → al 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. 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 (拴狗颈的)皮带