leash

  • 11Leash — Un leash de surf. Le leash (laisse en anglais) est un accessoire utilisé en sport de glisse pour relier le sportif à sa planche afin qu il récupère cette dernière plus facilement après une chute. Sommaire 1 …

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  • 12leash — n. strap 1) to slip ( get free of ) a leash 2) on a leash (to walk a dog on a leash) control restraint 3) to hold in leash 4) to strain at the leash ( to attempt to cast off controls ) * * * [liːʃ] [ control ] [ restraint ] to hold in leash [… …

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  • 13leash — leash1 [li:ʃ] n especially AmE [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: laisse, from laissier; LEASE2] 1.) a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog s collar in order to control it British Equivalent: leadon/off a leash ▪ At her side on a… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14leash — {{11}}leash (n.) thong for holding a dog or hound, c.1300, from O.Fr. laisse hound s leash, from laissier loosen, from L. laxare, from laxus loose (see LAX (Cf. lax)). Figurative sense attested from early 15c. The meaning a set of three is from… …

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  • 15leash — /leesh/, n. 1. a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead. 2. check; curb; restraint: to keep one s temper in leash; a tight leash on one s subordinates. 3. Hunting. a brace and a half, as of foxes or hounds. v.t …

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  • 16leash — 1 noun (C) especially AmE 1 a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dog s collar in order to control it; lead 2 (7) BrE: be on leash: All dogs must be on a leash by order of the Parks Department. 2 have sb on a leash humorous to be able to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17leash — UK [liːʃ] / US [lɪʃ] noun [countable] Word forms leash : singular leash plural leashes mainly American a lead for a dog • a short/tight leash under strict control Her parents keep her on quite a short leash. strain at the leash …

    English dictionary

  • 18leash — [[t]liʃ[/t]] n. 1) a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead 2) control; restraint: to keep one s temper in leash[/ex] 3) a brace and a half, as of foxes or hounds; set of three animals 4) to secure or control… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19leash — 1. noun keep your dog on a leash Syn: lead, tether, rope, chain, restraint 2. verb 1) she leashed the dog Syn: put a/the leash on, put a/the lead on, tether, tie up, secure, restrain 2) …

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  • 20leash — noun Etymology: Middle English lees, leshe, from Anglo French *lesche, lesse, probably from lesser to leave, let go Date: 14th century 1. a. a line for leading or restraining an animal b. something that restrains ; the state of being restrained < …

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