LEASH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leash mean? 

• LEASH (noun)
  The noun LEASH has 3 senses:

1. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

3. a figurative restraint

  Familiarity information: LEASH used as a noun is uncommon.

• LEASH (verb)
  The verb LEASH has 1 sense:

1. fasten with a rope

  Familiarity information: LEASH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEASH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lead; leash; tether

Hypernyms ("leash" is a kind of...):

constraint; restraint (a device that retards something's motion)

Derivation:

leash (fasten with a rope)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

3; deuce-ace; III; leash; tercet; ternary; ternion; terzetto; three; threesome; tierce; trey; triad; trine; trinity; trio; triplet; troika

Hypernyms ("leash" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A figurative restraint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

collar; leash

Context example:

he's always gotten a long leash

Hypernyms ("leash" is a kind of...):

restraint (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something)

• LEASH (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they leash    ... he / she / it leashes   
Past simple: leashed   
Past participle: leashed   
-ing form: leashing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fasten with a rope

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

leash; rope

Context example:

rope the bag securely

Hypernyms (to "leash" is one way to...):

bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

leash (restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal)

 Context examples 

The dog sniffed round for an instant, and then with a shrill whine of excitement started off down the street, tugging at his leash in his efforts to go faster.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I shall hold myself strongly in leash, and see whether by this self-restraint I attain a more favorable result.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

François leashed them and brought them on deck.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

His heavy-jowled, clean-shaven face expressed ferocity as well as courage, and he stood with his small, blood-shot eyes fixed viciously upon Jim, and his lumpy shoulders stooping a little forwards, like a fierce hound training on a leash.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Well, Pompey, you may not be fast, but I expect you will be too fast for a couple of middle-aged London gentlemen, so I will take the liberty of fastening this leather leash to your collar.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He has a gentle voice and a quiet manner, but behind his twinkling blue eyes there lurks a capacity for furious wrath and implacable resolution, the more dangerous because they are held in leash.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Michaelis didn't see anything odd in that and he gave Wilson a dozen reasons why his wife might have bought the dog leash.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

He began to rock again and Michaelis stood twisting the leash in his hand.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Michaelis opened the drawer nearest his hand. There was nothing in it but a small expensive dog leash made of leather and braided silver. It was apparently new.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)