Found 3 items, similar to Leash.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: leash
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: leash
leash
n 1: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to
restrain an animal [syn:
tether,
lead]
2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
[syn:
three,
3,
III,
trio,
threesome,
tierce,
troika,
triad,
trine,
trinity,
ternary,
ternion,
triplet,
tercet,
terzetto,
trey,
deuce-ace]
3: 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” [syn:
collar]
v : fasten with a rope;
“rope the bag securely” [syn:
rope]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Leash
Leash
\Leash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Leashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Leashing.]
To tie together, or hold, with a leash.
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Leash
\Leash\ (l[=e]sh), n. [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse,
F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See
Lax.]
1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a person may
hold or restrain an animal, such as a falconer holding his
hawk, or a courser his dog. For dogs and cats, the leash
is commonly attached to a collar around the neck of the
animal.
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Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. --Shak.
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2. (Sporting) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three
creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes,
bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
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[I] kept my chamber a leash of days. --B. Jonson.
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Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings.
--Tennyson.
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3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp
threads, in a loom.
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To keep (a person) on a short leash to maintain close
control over the activities of (a person).
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