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Leash Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TETHER which was last seen in the Eugene Sheffer crossword.
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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

verb

• tie with a tether

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

• hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

• a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

• whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

verb

• tie with a strap

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• sharpen with a strap

• secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

90%7 Power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
noun

• power to direct or determine

• a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

• (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

• a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment

• the activity of managing or exerting control over something

• the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

• discipline in personal and social activities

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

• the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

verb

• exercise authoritative control or power over

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• handle and cause to function

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
Eugene Sheffer11 Jul 2020 Across 56
New York Times07 Jul 2019 Down 73
New York Times18 Feb 2015 Down 44
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