tethered
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈtɛðərd/
- For safety, the dog was tethered to a post while we set up the picnic.
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Watch on YouTubeIf you have kids, then you're tethered, which is tragic.
- If you have kids, then you're tethered, which is tragic.
- But who you are is not tethered to the past.
- And I think that's where people really lose their way because they no longer are tethered to another reality.
- Think of the quarks as being tethered by two really, really tough springs.
- Or is it possible any sensors indicating such simply failed and it is in fact tethered?
- It means you're not tethered to a a desk job or a corporation.
- Like it's you want to be, you want to be tethered to reality.
- Well, I think the idea was if I'm a balloon rising and I and I don't want to float away, how many things can keep me tethered to the ground?
- And then you can say while it's tethered on this cable track a person.
- So up till now he's been tethered, I mean varnished I believe.
Examples
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The climbers remained tethered to the safety rope while they scaled the steep cliff.
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So we've got everything tethered down, weighted down, even the crew are tethered in.
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Tethered goats run out their tether and cattle, udders straining, crop the stunted grass.
Fiction book (1991) -
The balloons were tethered to the ground to prevent them from flying away in the wind.
Synonyms
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1.0
Fastened with string or rope
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4.2
Tied or fastened to stop movement
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4.1
Held tight by metal so it cannot move or escape
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3.7
Kept in one small space and unable to leave
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6.3
A person who has metal bands on the hands or feet so they cannot move
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4.4
Tied to something by a rope so you cannot move away, like a post or a dock
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7.0
Held by chains around the ankles so the person cannot move freely
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8.1
Tied tightly with rope or string so arms and legs cannot move
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8.1
Held by chains or ties so someone cannot move and cannot act freely
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9.7
A person or animal held tightly with the arms tied behind the back
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9.1
Held with chains or by rules that stop you from acting
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Etymology
Tethered comes from the old word tether, a rope used to tie animals. So tethered originally meant 'tied' or 'held' by a rope, and today it still often means 'kept in place' or 'connected', as when a phone is 'tethered' to a charger.