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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Leash \Leash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Leashing.]
     To tie together, or hold, with a leash.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Leash \Leash\ (l[=e]sh), n. [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse,
     F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax.]
     1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a person may
        hold or restrain an animal, such as a falconer holding his
        hawk, or a courser his dog. For dogs and cats, the leash
        is commonly attached to a collar around the neck of the
        animal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Sporting) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three
        creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes,
        bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              [I] kept my chamber a leash of days.  --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings.
                                                    --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp
        threads, in a loom.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To keep (a person) on a short leash to maintain close
        control over the activities of (a person).
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Leash \Leash\, n. [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse,
     LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax.]
     1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer
        holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.
  
              Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. --Shak.
  
     2. (Sporting) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three
        creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes,
        bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.
  
              [I] kept my chamber a leash of days.  --B. Jonson.
  
              Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp
        threads, in a loom.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Leash \Leash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Leashing.]
     To tie together, or hold, with a leash.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  leash
       n 1: restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to
            restrain an animal [syn: tether, lead]
       2: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
          [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
          troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion,
           triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace]
       3: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program
          trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his
          emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" [syn: collar]
       v : fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" [syn: rope]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leash
     Αγγλικά n.
     το λουρί (με το οποίο κρατάμε δεμένο ένα ζώο, πχ ένα σκυλι)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leash
     n.
     1 A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a
  dog.
     2 A brace and a half; a tierce.
     3 A set of three animals (especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and
  hares;)
     4 A group of three
     5 A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a
  loom.
     6 (lb en surfing) A leg rope.
     vb.
     1 To fasten or secure with a leash.
     2 (lb en figuratively) to curb, restrain

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  leash
     n.
     1 A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a
  dog.
     2 A brace and a half; a tierce.
     3 A set of three animals (especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and
  hares;)
     4 A group of three
     5 A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a
  loom.
     6 (lb en surfing) A leg rope.
     vb.
     1 To fasten or secure with a leash.
     2 (lb en figuratively) to curb, restrain

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  leash
     n.
     1 A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a
  dog.
     2 A brace and a half; a tierce.
     3 A set of three animals (especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and
  hares;)
     4 A group of three
     5 A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a
  loom.
     6 (lb en surfing) A leg rope.
     vb.
     1 To fasten or secure with a leash.
     2 (lb en figuratively) to curb, restrain

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  leash
     n.
     1 A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a
  dog.
     2 A brace and a half; a tierce.
     3 A set of three animals (especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and
  hares;)
     4 A group of three
     5 A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a
  loom.
     6 (lb en surfing) A leg rope.
     vb.
     1 To fasten or secure with a leash.
     2 (lb en figuratively) to curb, restrain

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leash
     Englanti n.
     hihna
     Englanti vb.
     sitoa, kiinnittää (hihnalla)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leash
     Engelska n.
     koppel
     Engelska vb.
     koppla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Leash /lˈiːʃ/
  المقود

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  leash //liːʃ// 
  каишка
  long cord for dogs