tether — OAT · Shobdo

tether

verb

the horse had been tethered to a post:

tie, tie up, hitch, rope, chain;

fasten, secure;

bind, fetter, shackle, restrain.

▷antonyms unleash, release.

noun

rope, chain, cord, lead, leash;

fetter, restraint;

halter;

archaic lyam.

□ at the end of one's tether

the poor man was clearly at the end of his tether:

at one's wits' end, desperate, not knowing which way to turn, unable to cope;

North American at the end of one's rope.