Tethered
adj, verb
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of tether form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Tied, strapped, especially with tethers or hobbles.
- 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 confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain wordnet
Example
More examples"The goat had been tethered to the fence."