LEASH


Meaning of LEASH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlēsh ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English lees, leshe, from Anglo-French * lesche, lesse, probably from lesser to leave, let go

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : a line for leading or restraining an animal

b. : something that restrains : the state of being restrained

keeping spending on a tight leash

2.

a. : a set of three animals (as greyhounds, foxes, bucks, or hares)

b. : a set of three

• leash transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.