tether (redirected from tethering)

teth·er  (tr)

n.

1.

a. A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding an animal in place, allowing a short radius in which it can move about.

b. A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, especially for young children and astronauts.

2. A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding one, especially an animal, in place, allowing a short radius in which one can move about.

3. The extent or limit of one's resources, abilities, or endurance: drought-stricken farmers at the end of their tether.

tr.v. teth·ered, teth·er·ing, teth·ers

To fasten or restrict with or as if with a tether.

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[Middle English tedir, tethir, from Old Norse tjdhr.]

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tether

Noun

1. a rope or chain for tying an animal to a fence, post, etc., so that it cannot move away from a particular place

2. at the end of one's tether at the limit of one's patience or endurance

Verb

to tie with a tether [Old Norse tjōthr]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tether - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal leash, lead constraint, restraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
Verb	1.	tether - tie with a tether; "tether horses" attach - cause to be attached

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tether

noun 1. leash, rope, lead, bond, chain, restraint, fastening, shackle, fetter, halter

verb 2. tie, secure, bind, chain, rope, restrain, fasten, shackle, leash, fetter, manacle at the end of your tether exasperated, exhausted, at your wits' end, finished, out of patience, at the limit of your endurance

Translations

tether [ˈtɛðəʳ] vt → atar

n to be at the end of one's tether → no aguantar más

tether [ˈtɛðəʳ] vt → attacher

n at the end of one's tether → à bout (de patience)

tether [ˈtɛðəʳ] vt [+ animal] → festbinden

n to be at the end of one's tether → völlig am Ende sein

tether [ˈtɛðəʳ] vt → legare

n at the end of one's tether → al limite (della pazienza)

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tether

n tether [ˈteðə]

a rope or chain for tying an animal to a post etc He put a tether on his horse. looptou حَبْل تُرْبَط به الدابَّه لِتَرْعى въже úvazek tøjr der Haltestrick σκοινί cuerda; cadena lõõg افسار lieka longe חֵבֶל קְשִירָה रस्सी putilo, spona kötél tali penambat tjóður corda; catena つなぎなわ (동물을) 매놓는 밧줄 pantis, pasaitas valgs; saite; pinekļi tali penambat touw tjor, løpesnor pęta corda pripon привязь; путы uzda, povraz, reťaz povodec kaiš tjuder เชือกล่าม hayvan bağlama ipi (拴牛、馬的)系繩 прив'язь لمبي رسي جس ميں جانور کو باندھ کر چرنے کے ليے چھوڑ ديتے ہيں dây dắt （拴牛、马的）系绳

v

to tie with a tether He tethered the goat to the post. vasmaak يَرْبُط الدابَّه بِحَبْل إلى عَمود завързвам uvázat tøjre anbinden δένω με σκοινί atar, amarrar lõastama بستن sitoa liekaan attacher (à) לִקשוֹר עִם חֵבֶל קְשִירָה पगहासेबाध spona, putilo kipányváz menambatkan tjóðra legare つなぐ 밧줄로 매놓다 pririšti piesiet menambat vastmaken tjore, binde pętać, wiązać prender com corda a priponi привязывать uviazať privezati vezati lancem tjudra ล่ามด้วยเชือก bağlamak 拴 прив'язувати, припинати رسي سے باندھ دينا buộc dây 拴