leash
[ leesh ]
/ liʃ /
noun
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
check; curb; restraint: to keep one's temper in leash; a tight leash on one's subordinates.
Hunting.
a brace and a half, as of foxes or hounds.
verb (used with object)
to secure, control, or restrain by or as if by a leash: to leash water power for industrial use.
to bind together by or as if by a leash; connect; link; associate.
Origin of leash
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British Dictionary definitions for leash
leash
/ (liːʃ) /
noun
a line or rope used to walk or control a dog or other animal; lead
something resembling this in function
he kept a tight leash on his emotions
hunting
three of the same kind of animal, usually hounds, foxes, or hares
straining at the leash
eagerly impatient to begin something
verb
(tr)
to control or secure by or as if by a leash
Word Origin for leash
C13: from Old French
laisse, from
laissier to loose (hence, to let a dog run on a leash), ultimately from Latin
laxus
lax