TETHERED

tethered

(adjective) confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

tethered

(veterinary) tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles.

(computers, electronics) connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)

Verb

tethered

simple past tense and past participle of tether

Anagrams

• detether

Source: Wiktionary


TETHER

Teth"er, n. Etym: [Formerly tedder, OE. tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icel. tjo, Dan. töir. *64.]

Definition: A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain limits.

Teth"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tethered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tethering.]

Definition: To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for feeding within certain limits. And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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