English-Thai Dictionary

leash

N บังเหียน  bang-hian

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEASH

n.[L. laqueus.] 1. A thong of leather, or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog.
2. Among sportsmen, a brace and a half; tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks and hares.
3. A band wherewith to tie any thing.

 

LEASH

v.t.To bind; to hold by a string.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEASH

Leash, n. Etym: [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax. ]

 

1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog. Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. Shak.

 

2. (Sporting )

 

Defn: A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general. [I ] kept my chamber a leash of days. B. Jonson.Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. Tennyson.

 

3. (Weaving )

 

Defn: A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom.

 

LEASH

Leash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Leashing.]

 

Defn: To tie together, or hold, with a leash.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

leash

leash |lēSH liʃ | ▶noun a strap or cord for restraining and guiding a dog or other animal. • Falconry a thong or string attached to the jesses of a hawk, used for tying it to a perch or a creance. • a restraint: her bristling temper was kept on a leash | the state needs to let business off the leash . ▶verb [ with obj. ] put a leash on (a dog ). • restrain: his violence was barely leashed. PHRASES strain at the leash be eager to begin or do something. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense ‘let run on a slack lead ’ (see lease ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

leash

leash |liːʃ | ▶noun a dog's lead. • Falconry a thong or string attached to the jesses of a hawk, used for tying it to a perch or a creance. • a restraint: her bristling temper was kept on a leash | the state needs to let business off the leash . ▶verb [ with obj. ] put a leash on (a dog ). • restrain: his violence was barely leashed. PHRASES strain at the leash be eager to begin or do something. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense ‘let run on a slack lead ’ (see lease ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

leash

leash noun keep your dog on a leash: lead, tether, rope, chain, restraint. ▶verb 1 she leashed the dog: put a /the leash on, put a /the lead on, tether, tie up, secure, restrain. 2 the fury in her face was barely leashed: curb, control, keep under control, check, restrain, hold back, suppress, rein in. PHRASES straining at the leash thousands of young actors are straining at the leash just for the chance to audition: eager, impatient, anxious, enthusiastic; informal itching, dying.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

leash

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. PHRASES 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.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

leash

leash /liːʃ /名詞 C 1 (犬などをつなぐ )綱, 革ひも, 鎖 (lead 1 )▸ on a long [tight, short ] leash 自由で [行動を制限されて ]2 (犬 キツネ ウサギなどの )3匹1組 .h ò ld [h à ve, k è ep ] A in l é ash Aをつないでおく ; Aを束縛する, 抑制する .str à in at the l é ash 自由になりたがる, 束縛を脱しようともがく .動詞 他動詞 1 …を綱 [革ひも, 鎖 ]でつなぐ .2 …をあやつる ; …を束縛する .