Definition of "leash" []

• A chain, rope, or strap attached to the collar or harness of an animal, especially a dog, and used to lead it or hold it in check. (noun)
• Control or restraint: emotions kept in leash. (noun)
• A set of three animals, such as hounds. (noun)
• A set of three. (noun)
• To restrain with or as if with a leash. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And a leash is absolutely required if you want to walk your dog in a neighborhood."
• "Right now, Jasper's leashed, and the handle of his leash is attached to my ankle."
• "What part about "leash" is it these people don't understand?"