Leash

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  123 Moby Thesaurus words for "leash":
     Oregon boat, anchor, band, bandage, belt, bend, bilbo, bind,
     bind up, bond, bonds, brace, bridle, bundle, camisole, chain,
     chains, cinch, clover, collar, cuffs, deuce-ace, do up, enchain,
     entrammel, fasten, fetter, gag, gird, girdle, girt, girth, gyve,
     gyves, halter, hamper, handcuff, handcuffs, hobble, hobbles,
     hog-tie, hopple, hopples, irons, lace, lash, leading strings,
     make fast, manacle, moor, muzzle, peg down, picket, pillory,
     pin down, pinion, put in irons, reins, restrain, restraint,
     restraints, rope, secure, set of three, shackle, shamrock, splice,
     stocks, straightjacket, strait-waistcoat, straitjacket,
     stranglehold, strap, swaddle, swathe, tercet, ternary, ternion,
     terzetto, tether, three, threesome, tie, tie down, tie up, tierce,
     trammel, trammels, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle,
     tricorn, trident, triennium, trihedron, trilogy, trimester, trine,
     trinity, trinomial, trio, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat,
     triplet, triplopy, tripod, triptych, trireme, triseme, triskelion,
     trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, truss, wire, wrap,
     wrap up, yoke