to tether
23
4.4
- verb
- /ˈtɛðər/
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- We're tethered together, so nothing bad is gonna happen.
Maybe you can find some rope to tether her.
- Maybe you can find some rope to tether her.
- In other words, finding a way to tether the flawed human consciousness or and and relate it in some way to the infinite.
- Someone is calling on this phone as if a line tethers to the world, whereas in fact it circumscribes another.
- You can live a good life and not have to worry about being tethered to that sausage maker.
Examples
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I told you to tether the mule!
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After the harvest, peasant families would simply tether their livestock in the fields.
Academic text (1997) -
All right, now I'm gonna tether you to me.
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Okay, now I will tether Will to this hot air balloon right here, okay.
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Tether yourself to the table.
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Court order says I have to keep my son tethered for 72 hours.
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After backing the bay gelding out of the trailer, she tethered him in the shade.
Fiction book (1991) -
Behind her, behind the fire, the horses were tethered to forage on the sparse grass.
Fiction book (1990) -
A brown mule, its tail bobbing, was tethered to the electric pole.
Fiction book (1996) -
The farmer decided to tether the horse to the fence so it wouldn't wander off.
Synonyms
132
3.2
To tie something tightly with rope or string
81
7.2
To put metal bands around someone's wrists to stop their hands from moving
74
2.2
Fasten something with rope so it cannot move
52
2.9
To fasten something with a band so it stays in place
51
3.4
To hold something in place so it does not move
47
3.3
Fasten something tightly to keep it from moving
35
1.9
To tie things together with a thin cord
35
6.2
To restrain someone with chains or limit their freedom
19
1.0
To fasten things together using a small metal or plastic device
14
4.7
To fasten something securely with rope or cord
12
5.8
To tie an animal or object to a post in the ground
11
1.0
To tie or secure something with a strong cord
6
1.4
To attach a rope or strap to an animal to control it
5
4.0
To fasten something with rope or straps to keep it from moving
4
7.0
To tie the legs and wings of a bird so it cooks evenly
4
9.1
To tie a rope to something to hold it for safety, for example when climbing or docking a boat
3
6.1
To bind things with a thin rope or string
1
9.5
To tie someone with chains or hold them under close control
Antonyms
Idioms
How Restrained
35
6.2
21
6.0
130
2.3
347
3.3
23
4.4
923
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tether comes from an old English word for a rope used to keep animals close. So, to tether an animal is to 'tie' it to a post so it cannot move far.