leash — OAT · Shobdo

leash

noun

1 you should always keep your dog on a leash:

lead, rein, tether, rope, cord, chain, line, strap;

restraint;

archaic lyam.

2 the adolescent Wolfgang found himself off the parental leash:

control, restraint, check, curb, rein, hold, discipline.

□ straining at the leash

each year some 300 youngsters are straining at the leash to get into professional golf:

eager, impatient, anxious, enthusiastic;

informal itching, dying, gagging.

verb

1 she called the dog to heel so that she could leash him:

put a leash on, put a lead on, fasten, hitch up, tether, tie up, secure, bind, fetter;

confine, restrain.

▷antonyms unleash, release.

2 the ire in her face was barely leashed:

curb, control, keep under control, check, restrain, hold back, suppress.

▷antonyms unleash, release.