rein
reins; reined; reining
Rein is both a noun and a verb for guiding and restraining. You can use the long strap, or rein, on a horse to control its speed and direction, and you can rein in your own tongue by closing your mouth.
Rein rhymes with rain but the two words describe very different things. Rain comes down all over the place, uncontrolled, while a rein holds things in place or controls what comes out. As a noun, rein is often used as a plural word "reins" when talking about actual leather restraints used in horse riding, but a rein also is something non-physical like when you put a rein on spending by shopping less.
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one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
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types:
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bearing rein, checkrein
a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
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leading rein
rein to direct the horse's head left or right
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type of:
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strap
an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
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bearing rein, checkrein
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any means of control“he took up the reins of government”
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type of:
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control
power to direct or determine
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control
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control and direct with or as if by reins
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stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
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keep in check
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stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
Vocabulary lists containing rein
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