'Rein' definitions:
Definition of 'rein'
From: WordNet
noun
One of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
noun
Any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"
verb
verb
Stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office" [syn: rein, rein in]
verb
Stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office" [syn: rein, rein in]
verb
Definition of 'Rein'
From: GCIDE
- Rein \Rein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reined (r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reining.]
- 1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another. [1913 Webster]
- He mounts and reins his horse. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To restrain; to control; to check. [1913 Webster]
- Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To rein in or To rein up, (a) to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins. Hence, (a) to cause (a person) to slow down or cease some activity; -- to rein in is used commonly of superiors in a chain of command, ordering a subordinate to moderate or cease some activity deemed excessive. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'Rein'
From: GCIDE
- Rein \Rein\ (r?n), n. [F. r[^e]ne, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr. L. retinere to hold back. See Retain.]
- 1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse. [1913 Webster]
- This knight laid hold upon his reyne. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint. "Let their eyes rove without rein." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- To give rein, To give the rein to, to give license to; to leave withouut restrain.
- To take the reins, to take the guidance or government; to assume control. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rein'
From: GCIDE
- Rein \Rein\, v. i. To be guided by reins. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rein'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- administration,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- backpedal,
- backwater,
- brake,
- bridle,
- check,
- clip the wings,
- collect,
- command,
- constrain,
- constraint,
- contain,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- cooling,
- cooling down,
- cooling off,
- curb,
- curtail,
- curtailment,
- decelerate,
- deceleration,
- delay,
- detain,
- dompt,
- draw rein,
- ease off,
- ease up,
- enjoin,
- govern,
- guard,
- harness,
- helm,
- hinder,
- hindrance,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold up,
- impede,
- inhibit,
- inhibition,
- injunction,
- interdict,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep under control,
- lay under restraint,
- leadership,
- legal restraint,
- let down,
- let up,
- limit,
- limitation,
- lose ground,
- lose momentum,
- lose speed,
- moderate,
- monopoly,
- obstruct,
- power,
- prohibit,
- prohibition,
- protection,
- protectionism,
- protective tariff,
- pull,
- pull in,
- rationing,
- reef,
- rein in,
- reins,
- relax,
- repress,
- restrain,
- restraint,
- restraint of trade,
- restrict,
- retard,
- retardation,
- retrench,
- retrenchment,
- rule,
- running,
- self-control,
- set back,
- simmer down,
- slack off,
- slack up,
- slacken,
- slow,
- slow down,
- slow up,
- slowing down,
- smother,
- snub,
- stay,
- straiten,
- suppress,
- take in sail,
- tariff wall,
- thought control,
- throttle down,
- tiller,
- withhold
Words containing 'Rein'
- Reined,
- Reining,
- Reins,
- To rein in,
- To rein up,
- rein in,
- Bearing rein,
- Bridle rein,
- Gag rein,
- Reine Claude,
- Reins of a vault,
- To give rein,
- To give the rein to,
- To take the reins,
- draw rein,
- free rein,
- leading rein,
- rein orchid,
- rein orchis,
- Reine Claude Violette,
- alaska rein orchid,
- bog rein orchid,
- coastal rein orchid,
- round-leaved rein orchid