tether

  1. Noun.  a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
  2. Noun.  (context, by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
  3. Noun.  (dialect) The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera).
  4. Verb.  to restrict something with a tether.

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