leash
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
Hunting. a brace and a half, as of foxes or hounds.
Origin of leash
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How to use leash in a sentence
Apple also held a tight leash around not only the creative assets but also targeting data and detailed reporting information.
‘It’s the first time they’re listening’: Apple is striking a more conciliatory tone with the ad industry | Lara O'Reilly | September 8, 2020 | DigidayFor one, you don’t really have control when you let the leash spool out, and while you’re supposed to be able to reel it back in, they sometimes malfunction.
Be careful when going off-leashBefore you set your dog free, make sure you know the leash laws in your area.
If you don’t want to knot up your lead, you can buy a leash that has two or three loops sewn in.
That goes for well-trained dogs, too, because once you take the leash off, a lot of factors will be beyond your control.
They say The Guardian has been dragging its feet on the pursuit of NSA-related stories while keeping the Times on a short leash.
Is The Guardian Holding Back The New York Times’ Snowden Stories? | Lloyd Grove | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCruz is not alone in demanding that the IRS be neutered, or at least be put on a very short leash.
In the article, she spoke about her boyfriend taking her to clubs on a leash and collar.
As long as he polls even with HRC, he'll be given a long leash indeed.
Christie and Immigration, the Shock Troops and the In Crowd | Michael Tomasky | December 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHillary Clinton was kept on a pretty short leash by this White House.
Nicholson and John Lawrence were there; could they hold those warrior-tribes in subjection, or, better still, in leash?
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe little page who answered the door held in leash an Arab greyhound larger than himself.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetImperturbable, on the platform, he seemed to be holding in leash the Wendover train whose engines were throbbing for flight.
The Creators | May SinclairKathlyn, seizing the leash, followed like the wind, hampered though she was by the apron.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathShe snapped the leash on his collar just as her father came running up, pale and disturbed.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
British Dictionary definitions for leash
/ (liːʃ) /
a line or rope used to walk or control a dog or other animal; lead
something resembling this in function: he kept a tight leash on his emotions
hunting three of the same kind of animal, usually hounds, foxes, or hares
straining at the leash eagerly impatient to begin something
(tr) to control or secure by or as if by a leash
Origin of leash
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