to hold in leash
1hold in leash — index discipline (control) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2hold on leash — keep under control …
3leash — [lēsh] n. [ME lese < OFr lesse, length of cord, leash < laissier, to let, permit < laxare, to lighten, relieve < laxus, loose: see LAX] 1. a cord, strap, etc. by which a dog or other animal is held in check 2. Hunting a set of three,… …
4leash — n. strap 1) to slip ( get free of ) a leash 2) on a leash (to walk a dog on a leash) control restraint 3) to hold in leash 4) to strain at the leash ( to attempt to cast off controls ) * * * [liːʃ] [ control ] [ restraint ] to hold in leash [… …
5hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… …
6hold up — Synonyms and related words: adjourn, advertise, afford support, air, arrest, back, back up, backpedal, backwater, be consistent, be proof against, be the case, be true, be truthful, be unflappable, bear, bear out, bear up, bear up against, blazon …
7hold back — Synonyms and related words: abstain, abstain from, arrest, avoid, avoid excess, backpedal, backwater, begrudge, bit, block, bottle up, brake, bridle, check, clip the wings, close the hand, confine, conserve, constrain, contain, control, cool,… …
8hold fast — Synonyms and related words: adhere to, arrest, be unflappable, bear up, bite, bridle, check, clasp, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, cling like ivy, clip, clutch, come up fighting, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off, curb, curtail,… …
9leash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. leader, thong; trio. See restraint, numeration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cord, chain, strap; see rope . • hold in leash, Syn. check, curb, control; see restrain 1 . • strain at the leash, Syn. be… …
10hold down — Synonyms and related words: asphyxiate, bit, bottle up, bridle, censor, check, choke off, clamp down on, constrain, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, curb, damp down, deprive of freedom, disenfranchise, disfranchise, dominate, drown, enslave,… …
