TETHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tether mean? 

• TETHER (noun)
  The noun TETHER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TETHER used as a noun is very rare.

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

1. tie with a tether

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• TETHER (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 ("tether" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

tether (tie with a tether)

• TETHER (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they tether    ... he / she / it tethers   
Past simple: tethered   
Past participle: tethered   
-ing form: tethering   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tie with a tether

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

tether horses

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

attach (cause to be attached)

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes tether containing UBX domain for GLUT4 protein, plays a role in the regulation of insulin-mediated glucose transport.

(ASPSCR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

But I’ve got to the end of my tether, and I must have advice.

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

The glycoproteins with this modification include sulfated ligands for L-selectin and are involved in tethering and rolling of lymphocytes along high endothelial venules (HEV) of lymphoid tissues.

(Peripheral Lymph Node Addressin, NCI Thesaurus)

I light a fire, for we have brought supply of wood with us, and she prepare food while I undo the horses and set them, tethered in shelter, to feed.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The AT hook motif tethers and unwinds the minor groove of the DNA with very little specificity for the DNA sequence.

(AT Hook Motif, NCI Thesaurus)

The protease-activated receptors PAR1 and PAR4 are cleaved by the protease thrombin, releasing a tethered peptide ligand that activates the receptor and triggers intracellular calcium release.

(Aspirin Inhibition of Platelet Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A polymeric prodrug consisting of the fumagillol-derived small molecule XMT-1191 tethered to the hydrophilic, biodegradable70 kDa polymer poly[1-hydroxymethylethylene hydroxymethylformal] (PHF) with potential antiangiogenic and antineoplastic activities.

(Fumagillin-Derived Polymer Conjugate XMT-1107, NCI Thesaurus)

A preparation of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) negative, allogeneic cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) expressing a membrane-tethered interleukin 13 (IL13) cytokine chimeric T-cell antigen receptor (zetakine), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Allogeneic IL13-Zetakine/HyTK-Expressing-Glucocorticoid Resistant Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes GRm13Z40-2, NCI Thesaurus)

Have you not tethered a young kid under a tree, lain above it with your rifle, and waited for the bait to bring up your tiger?

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

By the door a horse stood tethered, the ruddy glow beating strongly upon his brown head and patient eyes, while his body stood back in the shadow.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)