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WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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Noun, Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun rein has 2 senses

rein(n = noun.artifact) - one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse;

is a part of bridle

is a kind of strap

Derived forms verb rein₃, verb rein₂, verb rein₁

rein(n = noun.attribute) - any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"

is a kind of

control

Derived form verb rein₄

Verb rein has 4 senses

rein(v = verb.social) draw rein, harness, rein in - control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"

is one way to command, control

Derived form noun rein₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

rein(v = verb.motion) rein in - 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"

is one way to halt, stop

Derived form noun rein₁

Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

rein(v = verb.motion) rein in - stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"

is one way to stop

Derived form noun rein₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

rein(v = verb.change) harness, rule - keep in check; "rule one's temper"

is one way to bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

Derived form noun rein₂

Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

rein, n. [F. r, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr. L. retinere to hold back. See Retain.].

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." [1913 Webster]

Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint. 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.

rein, v. t.

To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another. [1913 Webster]
"He mounts and reins his horse." [1913 Webster]

To restrain; to control; to check. [1913 Webster]
"Being once chafed, he can not
Be reined again to temperance." [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.

rein, v. i.

To be guided by reins. Shak. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

rein, n. & v.
--n. (in sing. or pl.)
1 a long narrow strap with each end attached to the bit, used to guide or check a horse etc. in riding or driving.
2 a similar device used to restrain a young child.
3 a means of control.
--v.tr.
1 check or manage with reins.
2 (foll. by up, back) pull up or back with reins.
3 (foll. by in) hold in as with reins; restrain.
4 govern, restrain, control.

Idiom

draw rein
1 stop one's horse.
2 pull up.
3 abandon an effort. give free rein to remove constraints from; allow full scope to. keep a tight rein on allow little freedom to.

Derivative

reinless adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF rene, reigne, earlier resne, ult. f. L retinere RETAIN

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THESAURUS

rein
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

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Connection
N connection, vinculum, link, connective, connection, junction, bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium, bracket, bridge, stepping-stone, isthmus, bond, tendon, tendril, fiber, cord, cordage, riband, ribbon, rope, guy, cable, line, halser, hawser, painter, moorings, wire, chain, string, fastener, fastening, tie, ligament, ligature, strap, tackle, rigging, standing rigging, running rigging, traces, harness, yoke, band ribband, bandage, brace, roller, fillet, inkle, with, withe, withy, thong, braid, girder, tiebeam, girth, girdle, cestus, garter, halter, noose, lasso, surcingle, knot, running knot, cabestro, cinch, lariat, legadero, oxreim, suspenders, pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener, clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp, cramp, cramp iron, ratchet, detent, larigo, pawl, terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle, clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag, tooth, hook, hook and eye, lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet, anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post, cement, glue, gum, paste, size, wafer, solder, lute, putty, birdlime, mortar, stucco, plaster, grout, viscum, shackle, rein, prop.

Prison
N prison, prison house, jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell, stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, oubliette, bridewell, house of correction, hulks, tollbooth, panopticon, penitentiary, guardroom, lockup, hold, round house, watch house, station house, sponging house, station, house of detention, black hole, pen, fold, pound, inclosure, isolation (exclusion), penal settlement, penal colony, bilboes, stocks, limbo, quod, calaboose, chauki, choky, thana, workhouse, Newgate, Fleet, Marshalsea, King's Bench, Queen's Bench, bond, bandage, irons, pinion, gyve, fetter, shackle, trammel, manacle, handcuff, straight jacket, strait jacket, strait-jacket, strait-waistcoat, hopples, vice, vise, yoke, collar, halter, harness, muzzle, gag, bit, brake, curb, snaffle, bridle, rein, reins, bearing rein, martingale, leading string, tether, picket, band, guy, chain, cord, cavesson, hackamore, headstall, jaquima, lines, ribbons, bolt, deadbolt, bar, lock, police lock, combination lock, padlock, rail, wall, stone wall, paling, palisade, fence, picket fence, barbed wire fence, Cyclone fence, stockade fence, chain-link fence, barrier, barricade, drag.