tether

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a rope or chain used to tie, especially an animal, to a post or other fixed place, usually so that it can move freely within a small area

to tie someone or something, especially an animal, to a post or other fixed place, with a rope or chain:

Do not tether the goats and do not keep them indoors.

A harness would have helped tether him to the boat.

to connect or relate someone or something to something:

Long-term fixes for the motor industry have been tethered to advancing green car technologies.

to use a mobile phone as a wireless internet connection to which you can connect other devices, or to be able to be used in this way:

You can tether your phone for use as a modem.

This particular phone does not tether.

a rope, chain, or other device used to attach a person or animal to a fixed object