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"Tether" Definition

noun

A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding an animal in place, allowing a short radius in which it can move about.
A rope, chain, or similar restraint for holding one, especially an animal, in place, allowing a short radius in which one can move about.
A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, especially for young children and astronauts.
The limit of one's strength or resources .
Something (as a rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so that it can range only within a set radius.

verb-transitive

To fasten or restrict with or as if with a tether.

verb

To fasten or restrain by or as if by a tether .