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tether verb [ ˈtɛðə ]

• tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement.
• "the horse had been tethered to a post"
Similar: tie, tie up, hitch, rope, chain, fasten, secure, bind, fetter, shackle, restrain,
Opposite: unleash, release,
• use (a smartphone) in order to connect a computer or other device to the internet.
• "check if Wi-Fi access is free in the lobby or tether your phone"

tether noun

• a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement.
• "regulations banning neck and girth tethers for sows"
Similar: rope, chain, cord, lead, leash, fetter, restraint, halter, lyam,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘fasten’.


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