Leash — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈiːʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈiːʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈiːʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈiːʃ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trinity ternion trine tercet lead three tierce collar triplet 3 trio III rope tether trey triad ternary deuce-ace terzetto troika threesome

Parts of Speech

noun	restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
noun	the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
noun	a figurative restraint “asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market”
verb	fasten with a rope “rope the bag securely”

Word Forms

leash	verb	fasten with a rope
tether	verb	tie with a tether
rope	noun	a strong line
leash	noun	restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leine

Fessel, die aus einem Seil (oder einer leichten Kette) besteht und zum Fesseln eines Tieres dient

🇫🇷French

laisse

dispositif de retenue constitué d'une corde (ou d'une chaîne légère) utilisée pour retenir un animal

🇪🇸Spanish

correa

Restricción que consiste en una cuerda (o cadena ligera) utilizada para sujetar a un animal.

🇮🇹Italian

guinzaglio

sistema di trattenuta costituito da una corda (o catena leggera) utilizzata per trattenere un animale

🇳🇱Dutch

riem

beveiligingssysteem bestaande uit een touw (of lichte ketting) dat wordt gebruikt om een dier vast te houden

🇵🇹Portuguese

coleira

contenção que consiste em uma corda (ou corrente leve) usada para conter um animal

🇷🇺Russian

поводок

удерживающее устройство, состоящее из веревки (или легкой цепи), используемой для удержания животного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पट्टा

किसी जानवर को रोकने के लिए इस्तेमाल की जाने वाली रस्सी (या हल्की श्रृंखला) से बना संयम

🇧🇩Bengali

চাবুক

একটি দড়ি (বা হালকা চেইন) সমন্বিত সংযম একটি প্রাণীকে সংযত করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

லீஷ்

ஒரு விலங்கைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தப் பயன்படும் கயிறு (அல்லது ஒளிச் சங்கிலி) கொண்ட கட்டுப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టీ

జంతువును నిరోధించడానికి ఉపయోగించే తాడు (లేదా తేలికపాటి గొలుసు)తో కూడిన నిగ్రహం

🇮🇳Marathi

पट्टा

प्राण्याला रोखण्यासाठी वापरण्यात येणारी दोरी (किंवा हलकी साखळी) असलेली संयम

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાબૂમાં રાખવું

પ્રાણીને સંયમિત કરવા માટે વપરાતી દોરડા (અથવા પ્રકાશ સાંકળ) નો સમાવેશ થતો સંયમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾರು

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯನ್ನು ನಿಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಹಗ್ಗವನ್ನು (ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಸರಪಳಿ) ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಂಯಮ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੰਜੀਰ

ਇੱਕ ਰੱਸੀ (ਜਾਂ ਲਾਈਟ ਚੇਨ) ਵਾਲੀ ਸੰਜਮ ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پٹا

کسی جانور کو روکنے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والی رسی (یا ہلکی زنجیر) پر مشتمل پابندی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

皮带

由绳子（或轻链）组成的约束装置，用于约束动物

🇯🇵Japanese

ひも

動物を拘束するために使用されるロープ（または軽鎖）からなる拘束具

🇰🇷Korean

속박

동물을 구속하는 데 사용되는 밧줄(또는 가벼운 사슬)로 구성된 구속 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây xích

sự kiềm chế bao gồm một sợi dây (hoặc dây chuyền nhẹ) dùng để kiềm chế động vật

🇹🇭Thai

สายจูง

เครื่องพันธนาการที่ประกอบด้วยเชือก (หรือโซ่เบา) ที่ใช้ควบคุมสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tali

pengekangan yang terdiri dari tali (atau rantai ringan) yang digunakan untuk menahan hewan

🇵🇭Filipino

tali

pagpigil na binubuo ng isang lubid (o light chain) na ginagamit upang pigilan ang isang hayop

🇲🇾Malay

tali

sekatan yang terdiri daripada tali (atau rantai ringan) yang digunakan untuk menahan haiwan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقود

تقييد يتكون من حبل (أو سلسلة خفيفة) يستخدم لتقييد الحيوان

🇮🇷Persian

افسار

مهار متشکل از یک طناب (یا زنجیره سبک) که برای مهار یک حیوان استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tasma

bir hayvanı dizginlemek için kullanılan bir ipten (veya hafif zincirden) oluşan sınırlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְצוּעָה

ריסון המורכב מחבל (או שרשרת קלה) המשמש לריסון בעל חיים

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The primary meaning of 'leash' is 'restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal'.

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Using 'leash' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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