leash

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /liːʃ/

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Noun

Singular leash

Plural leashes

Dog on a leash.

1. (countable) A leash is a strap or rope that is used to restrain an animal.

Verb

Plain form leash

Third-person singular leashes

Past tense leashed

Past participle leashed

Present participle leashing

1. (transitive) If you leash a dog, you put a leash around it.
   • Antonym: unleash