tether
tether
Definition
tether (tet̸h′ər)
noun
- 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
- the limit of one's abilities, resources, etc.
Etymology: ME < ON tjōthr, akin to OHG zeotar, wagon shaft
transitive verb
to fasten or confine with a tether
at the end of one's tether
at the end of one's endurance, resources, etc.
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Synonyms
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Object
- balloon: The doctor has a balloon tethered in his garden which he uses to study the stars.
- horse: A number of horses tethered near a tree in the fields, where a fair is held in the summer.
- animal: In the churchyard wall is the bull ring where the farmers tethered the animals brought to market.
- ring: Tethering rings on block or bow perches breaking due to badly welded joints.
- bull: The stake in the village center, or Bull Ring, was originally used to tether bulls.
- dog: Kennel operators often keep dogs tethered on short ropes or chains or confined to tiny spaces.
Adjective modifier
- long: You are advised to use a long tether around a boulder about 8ft back from the head of the pitch.
Modifies a noun
- strap: A tether strap allows you stop the rotation at any angle.
- line: With the bionic hands ' amazing tactile agility, Scott easily strapped on his bulky tool belt and attached the safety tether line.
Modifying Another Word
- securely: He then crawled out of the hatch and was in open space ( although securely tethered to the capsule, of course ).
- still: At deco depth he did most of his stops, still tethered to the wreck.
- not: Super Silk unlike heavy fast sink lines will not tether or restrict the natural movement of your hookbait.
- together: What pedestrian could cope with 45 horses tethered together, galloping at full speed past a frequented crossroads?
- then: These clusters are then tethered to the surface via sulfide linkages.
- firmly: Special Information for Snowboarders The front leg must be firmly tethered to the board by a safety strap.
Noun used with modifier
- momentum: Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present an engineering assessment of a proposal for a deployment brake for a momentum exchange tether.
- exchange: Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present an engineering assessment of a proposal for a deployment brake for a momentum exchange tether.
- safety: With the bionic hands ' amazing tactile agility, Scott easily strapped on his bulky tool belt and attached the safety tether line.
Preposition: in
- stall: Still in trauma from having their children taken from them, the mares will be re-impregnated and then tethered in a small wooden stall.
Preposition: of
- horse: These activities include hunting with dogs, animal circuses, tethering of horses and ponies and giving animal prizes.
tether Quotes
If his thinking has been sound, then this world is at the end of its tether. The end of everything we call life is close at hand and cannot be evaded.
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