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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rein /reɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a leather strap fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal.
- reins, [plural] the controlling or directing power:the reins of government.
v. - to guide, control, or restrain (a horse or other animal) by pulling on a bridle bit by means of the reins:[~ + object]He reined his horse.
- rein in, to control or guide tightly: [~ + object + in]You'll need to rein those children in.[~ + in + object]You have to rein in a person like that.
Idioms- Idioms give (free) rein to, [~ + object] to give complete freedom to.
- keep a tight rein on, [~ + object] to control, direct, or restrain tightly.
See -tain-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rein (rān),USA pronunciation n. - Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit. See illus. under harness.
- any of certain other straps or thongs forming part of a harness, as a checkrein.
- any means of curbing, controlling, or directing;
check;
restraint. - reins, the controlling or directing power:the reins of government.
- draw rein, to curtail one's speed or progress;
halt:The rider saw the snake and drew rein sharply. - give rein to, to give complete freedom to;
indulge freely:to give rein to one's imagination.Also, give free rein to, give full rein to.
v.t. - to check or guide (a horse or other animal) by exerting pressure on a bridle bit by means of the reins.
- to curb;
restrain;
control.
v.i. - to obey the reins:a horse that reins well.
- to rein a horse or other animal.
- Vulgar Latin *retina, noun, nominal derivative of Latin retinēre to hold back, retain; (verb, verbal) Middle English rainen, reinen, derivative of the noun, nominal
- Old French re(s)ne
- (noun, nominal) Middle English rene, reine, raine 1300–50
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged check, bridle, limit.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rein /reɪn/ n - (often plural) one of a pair of long straps, usually connected together and made of leather, used to control a horse, running from the side of the bit or the headstall to the hand of the rider, driver, or trainer
- a similar device used to control a very young child
- any form or means of control: to take up the reins of government
- the direction in which a rider turns (in phrases such as on a left (or right) rein, change the rein)
- something that restrains, controls, or guides
- give free rein, give a free rein ⇒ to allow considerable freedom; remove restraints
- keep a tight rein on ⇒ to control carefully; limit: we have to keep a tight rein on expenditure
vb - (transitive) to check, restrain, hold back, or halt with or as if with reins
- to control or guide (a horse) with a rein or reins: they reined left
See also rein inEtymology: 13th Century: from Old French resne, from Latin retinēre to hold back, from re- + tenēre to hold; see restrainUSAGE
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