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单词 leash
释义 leash
I. \ˈlēsh\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English lees, lese, leshe, from Old French laisse, from laissier to let loose — more at lease
1.
 a.
  (1) : a thong, cord, or chain attached to an animal's collar or harness or to a hawk's jess and held in the hand for the purpose of leading, checking, or controlling the bird or animal or fastened to an object to secure or tether it
   < a puppy on a leash >
   — often used in the phrase in leash or on leash; called also lead
  (2) : such an article used for leading or restraining a small child (as on a walk)
 b. : control, restraint, check
  < keep the reader under a guiding leash — Robert Humphrey >
  — usually used in the phrase in leash
  < the plan had been devised to keep floods in leashAmerican Guide Series: Texas >
  < the same quivering emotion held in tight leash — R.C.Carpenter >
2.
 a. : a set of three animals (as greyhounds, foxes, bucks, or hares) : a brace and a half
  < a leash of Russian wolfhounds — National Geographic >
 b. : any set of three individuals
  < a leash of stalwart sons — Green Peyton >
3.
 a. : lash 4
 b. : lease V 1
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
1. : to tie together or hold with a leash
2. : control, restrain
 < exhausted by the effort of keeping his emotions leashed — W.B.Marsh >
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