adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of tether form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles.
2. 2
   connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)

   "Many mobile phones are equipped with software to offer tethered Internet access."

Adjective

1. 1
   confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

boundagroundanchoredcaughtchainedfast

Antonyms

All antonyms

loose

Example

More examples

"The goat had been tethered to the fence."

Related phrases

tethered aerostat

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