leash

n.

1. A chain, rope, or strap attached to the collar or harness of an animal, especially a dog, and used to lead it or hold it in check.
2. Control or restraint: emotions kept in leash.
3. 1. A set of three animals, such as hounds.
   2. A set of three.

tr.v., leashed, leash·ing, leash·es.
To restrain with or as if with a leash.

[Middle English lees, lesh, from Old French laisse, from laissier, to let go. See lease.]

verb

To restrict the activity or free movement of: chain, fetter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, manacle, shackle, tie, trammel. Informal hog-tie. See free/unfree, help/harm/harmless.

noun

An instrument or means of restraining: bit², brake, bridle, restraint, snaffle. See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: rein, hold
Antonyms: let go, release

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IN BRIEF: A strap or chain by which a dog is led or held.

I figured we all started out like cats, but then the world put us on a leash and collar and turned us into dogs. — Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rem, snor, lidse, kobbel
v. tr. - binde sammen, binde, koble

idioms:

• hold in leash    have krammet på, holde i ave, holde i kort snor
• straining at the leash    være ivrig efter at få lov til at begynde, vente spændt på at blive sluppet løs

Nederlands (Dutch)
riem, hondenlijn, beperking, (aan)koppelen, binden popelen

Français (French)
n. - laisse
v. tr. - mettre (un chien) en laisse, retenir

idioms:

• hold in leash    tenir en laisse
• straining at the leash    tirer sur la laisse (un chien), ruer dans les brancards

Deutsch (German)
n. - Leine
v. - zurückhalten

idioms:

• hold in leash    an der Leine führen, (fig) im Zaune halten
• straining at the leash    ungeduldig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λουρί/αλυσίδα (σκύλου κ.λπ.)
v. - δένω (σκύλο κ.λπ.) με λουρί, χαλιναγωγώ, συμμαζεύω

idioms:

• hold in leash    σέρνω (ζώο) με λουρί, (μτφ.) χαλιναγωγώ
• straining at the leash    με ανυπομονησία να ξεκινήσω κάτι, που δεν κρατιέται

Italiano (Italian)
guinzaglio

idioms:

• hold in leash    tenere al guinzaglio
• straining at the leash    impaziente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trela (f), correia (f)
v. - amarrar, atrelar

idioms:

• hold in leash    dominar, refrear
• straining at the leash    estar ansioso para livrar-se, estar ávido por começar

Русский (Russian)
соединять, держать на привязи, поводок, строгий контроль, тройка (в охоте)

idioms:

• hold in leash    держать в строгости
• straining at the leash    рваться в бой

Español (Spanish)
n. - traílla, correa, pihuela, par y medio, tres
v. tr. - mantener a raya, dominar

idioms:

• hold in leash    mantener a raya
• straining at the leash    tratar de sacudir el yugo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - koppel, rem, tre stycken (hundar, harar, rävar el. hjortar), solv
v. - koppla, föra i koppel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拴狗颈的皮带, 约束, 控制, 以皮带束缚, 束缚

idioms:

• hold in leash    束缚
• straining at the leash    急于摆脱束缚, 急于开始, 追不及待

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拴狗頸的皮帶, 約束, 控制
v. tr. - 以皮帶束縛, 束縛

idioms:

• hold in leash    束縛
• straining at the leash    急於擺脫束縛, 急於開始, 追不及待

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가죽끈 , 구속, 통제
v. tr. - 밧줄로 매다, 억제하다, 구속하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 革ひも, 綾, 綱
v. - 革ひもでつなぐ, 抑え付ける

idioms:

• straining at the leash    皮ひもを引っ張る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقود, رسن, ثلاثه أو مجموعه من ثلاثه (فعل) يوثق بمقود أو نحوه, يكبح العواطف ألخ في شوق شديد للقيام بعمل ولكن يمنع من القيام به‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רצועת כלב‬
v. tr. - ‮שם רצועה על, ריסן‬

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