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,
• 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"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning ‘fasten’.