leash

Meanings

• restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
• the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• a figurative restraint
  • "kept a tight leash on his emotions"
  • "he's always gotten a long leash"
• fasten with a rope

Synonyms

3, collar, deuce-ace, III, lead, rope, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, tether, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika