tether
To tie an animal or object to something so it cannot move away.
tether in a sentence
- The goat was tethered to the fence post, munching a neat circle of grass.
- Remember to tether the rowing boat to the jetty, or the tide will carry it away.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to tether?
- Arelease
- Btie
- Cfree
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B: tie. The other three mean the opposite of tether.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to tether?
- Achain
- Bfasten
- Cfree
- Dtie
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C: free. The other three mean nearly the same as tether.
Words that mean something similar
tie, fasten, chain
Words that mean the opposite
free, release
More words about movement & action
- thrust: To push something suddenly and hard.
- thwart: To stop someone's plan from succeeding.
- toil: To work very hard for a long time.
- totter: To walk or stand unsteadily, as if about to fall.
- traipse: To walk somewhere slowly and unwillingly because you are tired.
- traverse: To travel across something from one side to the other.
- trek: A long, difficult journey on foot.
- trudge: To walk slowly with heavy steps because you are tired.
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