tether
[noun]
Synonyms:
- rope, chain, fetter, halter, lead, leash
- at the end of one's tether: exasperated, at one's wits' end, exhausted
[verb]
Synonyms:
- tie, bind, chain, fasten, fetter, secure

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I. teth‧er¹ /ˈteðə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old Norse; Origin: tjothr]

1. be at the end of your tether to be so worried, tired etc that you feel you can no longer deal with a difficult or upsetting situation

2. a rope or chain that an animal is tied to so that it can only move around within a limited area

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II. tether² verb [transitive]
to tie an animal to a post so that it can only move around within a limited area

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tether
ˈteðə
See: end of one's rope or end of one's tether

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