Tether vs Confine - What's the difference?
tether | confine |
a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
(by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
(dialect) The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera)
to restrict something with a tether
(Internet) to connect a personal computer and a smartphone in order to get wireless Internet access for the computer
To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area.
* Shakespeare
* Dryden
To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on'' or ''with .
* Milton
* Dryden
As a noun tether
is a rope, cable etc that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.As a verb tether
is to restrict something with a tether.As an adjective confine is
stale.tether
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Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* hobble (strap)Derived terms
* * tetherless * tetherless computingVerb
(en verb)confine
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Verb
(confin)- Now let not nature's hand / Keep the wild flood confined ! let order die!
- He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.
- Where your gloomy bounds / Confine with heaven
- Betwixt heaven and earth and skies there stands a place / Confining on all three.