Synonyms for leash
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1. leashnoun

   Antonyms:
   unleash

2. leashnoun

   To fasten or secure with a leash.

   Antonyms:
   unleash

3. leashverb

   to curb, restrain

   Antonyms:
   unleash

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1. leash, tether, leadnoun

   restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

   Synonyms:
   hint, tercet, lead-in, wind, tierce, atomic number 82, trine, ternion, confidential information, lead, leading, terzetto, triad, tether, lead story, steer, lede, jumper lead, trail, triplet, ternary, trio, three, troika, collar, jumper cable, threesome, booster cable, deuce-ace, principal, star, pencil lead, trinity, trey, tip, track, spark advance

2. three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-acenoun

   the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

   Synonyms:
   lead, third, tether, trio, collar, one-third, ternary, deuce-ace, tierce, trinity, triplet, terce, triple, threesome, triad, trine, troika, ternion, tercet, trey, terzetto, three, common chord

3. collar, leashverb

   a figurative restraint

   "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"

   Synonyms:
   lead, dog collar, shoe collar, trey, trio, collar, troika, ternary, terzetto, ternion, tierce, trinity, triplet, catch, neckband, threesome, pinch, trine, choker, tether, deuce-ace, three, apprehension, triad, taking into custody, arrest, tercet

4. rope, leashverb

   fasten with a rope

   "rope the bag securely"

   Synonyms:
   lasso, rope

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1. leashnoun

   Synonyms:
   thong or string (for holding a dog or a hawk)

2. leashnoun

   Synonyms:
   three (greyhounds, &c.)

3. leashverb

   Synonyms:
   tie, tie together

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "leash":

   leave

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. leash

   Synonyms:
   An elongated fascicular group of nerves, blood vessels, fibers, or similar structures, ~bundle
   

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1. Jonathan Skolnik:

   It turns out it wasn’t a duffel bag. We could smell it and it was a pig on a leash.

2. Heather Allen:

   His notessaid he was super friendly, greets peopleright away, gives kisses, loves attention, heknows how to sit, and walks well on a leash, he didnt look like what he does in his movie photo. His terrier hair wasnt full grown and he was still maturing.

3. Caroline Vandergriff/KOKH:

   It made me wonder whether someone stole her for dog fighting and either cut or tried to starve her to make her aggressive, bridget was also found wearing her distinctive pink, floral collar, and her leash, and my phone number was scratched off her tag — maybe the thief got spooked by all the media attention and dumped her on a random road.

4. Lisa Farbstein:

   The passenger needs to remove the pet from a carry case and carry it through the walk-through metal detector or walk the pet through the metal detector on a leash. This is typical of how people travel with small dogs. In the case of a cat, if there is no leash, we strongly recommend that the passenger requests screening in a private screening room.

5. Manager Dave Roberts:

   After that fourth inning, he said he was starting to feel it a little bit, so that's why going into that fifth inning, it was going to be a short leash, and when I took the ball, he said, 'I gave it all I had,' and that's what you want from a player.