tether
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈtɛðər/
- The horse is secured to a post with a strong tether so it won't wander off.
- using a tether
- a tether connecting
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Watch on YouTubeYou have a Kevlar cord for tether and then you have the umbilical.
- You have a Kevlar cord for tether and then you have the umbilical.
- By the way, you haven't noticed these tethers that people expect.
- We keep floating scissors on a tether, very carefully cut it around the outside, and then be ready to eat it with my spoon.
Examples
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The goat can now roam as freely as that tether will let him, and so he can graze on the field.
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Nanon was tying up the donkeys on long tethers so that they had space to graze.
Fiction book (2000) -
All right, hand me up the tether hook.
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We can put a man out on a tether.
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Get a tether of some kind, secure it between here and there, we can climb down.
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The donkey grazing in the field had freed itself of its tether, and it trotted toward her.
Fiction book (1996) -
The dog was kept on a short tether while we were at the park to prevent it from running away.
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During the camping trip, we used a tether to anchor the tent to the ground.
Synonyms
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3.1
A set of straps fastened to a person or animal for safety and control
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4.7
A rope or light chain used to guide an animal
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1.0
A long thin rope or strap used to hold and control a dog
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9.9
A thin leather strap tied to a bird of prey's leg to keep it from flying away
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9.9
A rope used to tie an animal's legs so it cannot move
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Etymology
Tether originally meant the rope itself that holds an animal in one place. That's why a tether today is the 'rope' or chain you use to keep an animal or object from moving away.