leash
To fasten or secure with a leashTo fasten or secure with a leash.
» Keep Tom on a short leash.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesTo fasten or secure with a leash.
anbinden (mit Leine), festbinden (mit Leine), anleinen
fasten with a rope
(figuratively)To curb, restrain
Examples
95 sentencesKeep Tom on a short leash.
Tom's dog was on a leash.
deToms Hund war angeleint. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom keeps Mary on a short leash.
ruТом держит Мэри на коротком поводке. — marafon
Tom usually walks his dog on a leash.
ruТом обычно выгуливает свою собаку на поводке. — Airy
deTom führt seinen Hund normalerweise an der Leine spazieren. — raggione
Tom had his dog on a short leash.
ruТом держал собаку на коротком поводке. — marafon
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English leesshe, leysche, lesshe, a variant of more original lease, from MiddlFrom Middle English leesshe, leysche, lesshe, a variant of more original lease, from Middle English lees, leese, leece, lese, from Old French lesse (modern French laisse), either from Latin laxa, feminine form of laxus (“loose”) or, more probably, from a deverbal of Old French lesser, laissier, from Latin laxāre (“loose”); compare lax. Doublet of laisse.
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Forms
leashes, leashing, leashed, leashedSynonyms
1 synonyms- fasten with a rope:rope
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle