Leash Definition
lēsh
leashed, leashes
noun
leashes
A cord, strap, etc. by which a dog or other animal is held in check.
Webster's New World
A strap or cord attached to a harness worn by a small child, used to prevent the child from wandering off.
American Heritage
A strap, cord, or other line used to keep an object close to its user or in a designated location.
American Heritage
Control or restraint.
Emotions kept in leash.
American Heritage
A set of three, as of hounds; brace and a half.
Webster's New World
verb
leashed, leashes
To attach a leash to.
Webster's New World
To check or control by or as by a leash.
Webster's New World
idiom
hold in leash
- to control; curb; restrain
Webster's New World
strain at the leash
- to be impatient to have freedom from restraint
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Leash
- hold in leash
- strain at the leash
Origin of Leash
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From Middle English leesshe, leysche, lesshe, a variant of more original lease, from Middle English lees, leese, leece, lese, from Old French lesse (modern French laisse), from Latin laxa (“thong, a loose cord"), feminine form of laxus (“loose"); compare lax.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English lees, lesh from Old French laisse from laissier to let go lease
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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