leash
Plural: leashes
Noun
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- a figurative restraint
- "kept a tight leash on his emotions"
- "he's always gotten a long leash"
- A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
- A brace and a half; a tierce.
- A set of three animals (especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares;)
- A group of three.
- A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.
- A leg rope.
- A kind of metrical construct in Skeltonics.
Verb
Verb Forms: leashed, leashing, leashes
- To restrain or control an animal with a tether.
- fasten with a rope
- To fasten or secure with a leash.
- to curb, restrain
Examples
- Sometimes you need to LEASH your ambition and play a smaller word to set up a future bingo.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English leesshe, leysche, lesshe, a variant of more original lease, from Middle English lees, leese, leece, lese, from Old French lesse (modern French laisse), from Latin laxa (“thong, a loose cord”), feminine form of laxus (“loose”); compare lax. Doublet of laisse.
Synonyms
3, collar, deuce-ace, III, lead, rope, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, tether, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
leash: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordleash: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leash: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary