leash Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
tether; lead.
noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; III; trinity; terzetto.
noun a figurative restraint
collar.
- 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
verb fasten with a rope
rope.
- rope the bag securely

OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse, LL.laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax.

A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.
Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. Shak.
(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.
[I] kept my chamber a leash of days. B. Jonson.

Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. Tennyson.
(Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.

imperfect & past participle Leashed ; present participle & verbal noun Leashing