tether
/ˈtɛðə
/verb [with object]
1Tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement: the horse had been tethered to a post...
- He followed her calmly towards the stakes where the other horses were tethered and being watched.
- Elephants are tethered by chains so people can climb on them for a cute photo for a fee of 10 yuan.
- A docile Labrador dog was tethered five metres away from its owner, who was disguised as a tradesman.
Synonyms
tie, tie up, hitch, rope, chain;
fasten, secure;
bind, fetter, shackle, restrain
2 (usually as noun tethering) Use (a smartphone) in order to connect a computer or other device to the Internet: one prediction is that tethering will cost around $30 per month, probably with some cap on the amount of data transfer allowed...
- Tethering is a feature that lets your mobile phone share its wireless data connection with your computer.
- Would-be users reacted with annoyance and frustration, querying the need for extra charges for tethering, and the high prices of the phones.
- Tethering will thus not be enabled until AT & T upgrades its service.
noun
A rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement: regulations banning neck and girth tethers for sows...
- Producers have used two types of tethers (neck and girth); both of which restrict sow movement.
- With sows kept in tethers in a stall, their movement is restricted with a belt around their torsos just behind the front legs or around the neck.
- The use of specialized animal stalls and tethers is accepted as a science-based industry standard of management.
Synonyms
rope, chain, cord, lead, leash;
fetter, restraint;
halter
archaic lyam
Phrases
the end of one's tether
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old Norse tjóthr, from a Germanic base meaning 'fasten'.