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- DictionaryTeth·er/ˈteT͟Hər/
verb
- 1. tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement: "the horse had been tethered to a post"
- 2. use (a smartphone) in order to connect a computer or other device to the internet: "check if Wi-Fi access is free in the lobby or tether your phone"
noun
- 1. a rope or chain with which an animal is tied to restrict its movement: "regulations banning neck and girth tethers for sows"
The meaning of TETHER is a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement. How to use tether in a sentence.
TETHERED definition: 1. tied to a post or fixed to the ground with a rope or chain: 2. using a mobile phone as a…. Learn more.
Tethered definition: fastened or confined with or as if with a rope, chain, or the like to limit the range of movement. See examples of TETHERED used in a sentence.
noun. a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement. the utmost length to which one can go in action; the utmost extent or limit of ability or resources.
n. 1. a. A rope, chain, strap, or cord for keeping an animal within a certain radius. b. A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, as for a young child or an astronaut outside a spacecraft. c. A rope, chain, cable, or other line for restraining or securing an object: a blimp attached to the ground by tethers. 2.
to tie someone or something, especially an animal, to a post or other fixed place, with a rope or chain: Do not tether the goats and do not keep them indoors. A harness would have helped tether him to the boat. More examples.
Tethered describes something that's tied up, like a horse that's tethered to a fence or a dog that's tethered to the person who is walking it. Whenever you confine a person or an animal to keep them in one place, they're tethered.
