leash

1. 1.

   fasten with a rope

   “rope the bag securely”

   Synonymsrope

   Broadertie

Other forms of leash

plural

leashes·

past tense

leashed·

present participle

leashing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about leash

What does leash mean?

leash means "restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in leash?

leash has 1 syllable: leash. In IPA it is /ˈliʃ/.

What is another word for leash?

Close synonyms include tether, lead, three, 3, III. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leash a common word?

leash is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with leash?

1 word rhymes with leash. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.