Tether Definition
tĕthər
tethered, tethers
noun
tethers
A rope, cord, etc. fastened to something to prevent drifting, escape, etc.; specif., a rope or chain fastened to an animal so as to keep it within certain bounds.
Webster's New World
A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, as for a young child or an astronaut outside a spacecraft.
American Heritage
A rope, chain, cable, or other line for restraining or securing an object.
A blimp attached to the ground by tethers.
American Heritage
The limit of one's abilities, resources, etc.
Webster's New World
A range of allowable behavior or responsibility.
Kept the new assistant on a short tether.
American Heritage
verb
tethered, tethers
To fasten or confine with a tether.
Webster's New World
To restrict something with a tether.
Wiktionary
idiom
at the end of one's tether
- at the end of one's endurance, resources, etc.
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Tether
- at the end of one's tether
Origin of Tether
From Old Norse tjóðr (> Danish tøjr). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle").
From Wiktionary
Middle English teder from Old Norse tjōdhr
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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