LEASH Definition & Meaning

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leash

[ leesh ]

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noun

a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
check; curb; restraint: a tight leash on one's subordinates.
to keep one's temper in leash;
a tight leash on one's subordinates.
Hunting. a brace and a half, as of foxes or hounds.

verb (used with object)

to secure, control, or restrain by or as if by a leash:
to leash water power for industrial use.
to bind together by or as if by a leash; connect; link; associate.

leash

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noun

a line or rope used to walk or control a dog or other animal; lead
something resembling this in function
he kept a tight leash on his emotions
hunting three of the same kind of animal, usually hounds, foxes, or hares
straining at the leash
eagerly impatient to begin something

verb

tr to control or secure by or as if by a leash

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of leash¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English lesh, variant of lece, lese, from Old French laisse; lease ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of leash¹

C13: from Old French laisse, from laissier to loose (hence, to let a dog run on a leash), ultimately from Latin laxus lax

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“Fought down, stayed down, because he’s a dog. Man, is he out here running around like a dog, just off the leash.”

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That weekend, I noticed myself impatiently tugging at Otto’s leash on his morning walk despite the fact that it was the first nice Saturday we’d had in weeks and we had nowhere else to be.

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There have been so many donations of pet food, leashes, toys, crates, kitty litter and other supplies that Pasadena Humane had to borrow warehouse space to store it all, McManus said.

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"One of the staff members asked my mum if Katie had a leash, if my mum would put her on a leash to take her out of the store."

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Willie the goat was roaming around a parking lot on a leash, and Penelope the pig dozed quietly in a carrier.

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