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- Dictionarytether/ˈtɛðə/
verb
- 1. tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement: "the horse had been tethered to a post"
- 2. 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"
noun
- 1. a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement: "regulations banning neck and girth tethers for sows"
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to tie someone or something, especially an animal, to a post or other fixed place, with a rope or chain: Do not tether the goats and do not keep them indoors. A harness would have helped tether him to the boat. More examples.
1. a. : a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement. b. : a line to which someone or something is attached (as for security) A crewman can clip the tether of his harness to the [safety line] and leave it clipped as he makes his way forward and aft. Michael A. Smith. 2.
to tie someone or something, especially an animal, to a post or other fixed place, with a rope or chain: Do not tether the goats and do not keep them indoors. A harness would have helped tether him to the boat. More examples.
Tether definition: a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.. See examples of TETHER used in a sentence.
If you tether an animal or object to something, you attach it there with a rope or chain so that it cannot move very far.
Both a verb and a noun, tether keeps things tied together, or is the tie itself. Remember, when you tether that chair to those balloons, use a strong tether. You don't want to drop from the sky because you tied them together using a cheap piece of rope.
n. 1. a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement. 2. the utmost length to which one can go in action; the utmost extent or limit of ability or resources.
