leashing

Securing with cord

Leashing is the act of attaching a leash to an animal, typically a dog, for walking or restraint: She was leashing the puppy when the doorbell rang.

The term extends to any act of tethering or bringing under control: The new regulations are about leashing corporate excess.

tethering

lead

Dense metal, symbol Pb

pet · handler · clip · retractable · extendable · slack · length · untethering · attachment · walking

restraint

restrain

Limit freedom of movement

confine · limit · contain · check · bridle · control · inhibit · impede · hobble · trammel

control

discipline

Trained self-control or specialty

dominance · authority · management · supervision · regulation · enforcement · subjugation · submission · compliance · handling

figurative

restriction

Limit on action

captivity · freedom · liberation · independence · autonomy · oppression · suppression · confinement · binding · shackling

Categories
Opposites
physical restraint

leashingunleashing

Setting free forcefully

releasing · freeing · untethering · letting go · loosing

control and freedom

leashingliberating

Setting free from constraint

freeing · emancipating · releasing · setting free · unshackling

Family

unleashing

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Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G