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Definitions for Leash

[1] a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
[2] check; curb; restraint: to keep one's temper in leash; a tight leash on one's subordinates.
[3] Hunting . a brace and a half, as of foxes or hounds.
[4] to secure, control, or restrain by or as if by a leash: to leash water power for industrial use.
[5] to bind together by or as if by a leash; connect; link; associate.
[6] a line or rope used to walk or control a dog or other animal; lead
[7] something resembling this in function he kept a tight leash on his emotions
[8] hunting three of the same kind of animal, usually hounds, foxes, or hares
[9] straining at the leash eagerly impatient to begin something
[10] (tr) to control or secure by or as if by a leash

Words related to Leash

rope, cord, tether, strap, control, chain, lead, restraint, curb, bridle, deterrent, hold, check, hog-tie, clog, fetter, secure, suppress, restrain, hamper

Words nearby Leash

lease-purchase, leaseback, leasehold, leaseholder, leaseman, leash, leash law, leasing, least, least bittern, least common denominator

Origin of Leash

1250–1300; Middle English lesh, variant of lece, lese < Old French laisse. See lease1

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

Synonyms for Leash

cord, rope, strap, tether, bridle, chain, check, control, curb, deterrent, hold, lead, restraint