Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tether

1 sense of tether

Sense 1
leash, tether, lead -- (restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal)
       => restraint, constraint -- (a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tether

1 sense of tether

Sense 1
tether -- (tie with a tether; "tether horses")
       => attach -- (cause to be attached)