Tether (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
  2. the utmost length to which one can go in action; the utmost extent or limit of ability or resources.
verb (used with object)
  1. to fasten or confine with or as if with a tether.
  2. to use (an electronic device, usually a smartphone or tablet) to enable a wireless internet connection on another nearby device, often a laptop: There's no Wi-Fi, so I'll have to tether my phone to my laptop.
verb (used without object)
  1. to use an electronic device to enable a wireless internet connection on another device.
Idioms
  1. at the end of one's resources, patience, or strength.
noun
  1. a restricting rope, chain, etc, by which an animal is tied to a particular spot
  2. the range of one's endurance, etc
  3. distressed or exasperated to the limit of one's endurance
verb
  1. to tie or limit with or as if with a tether
Tether (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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