A long narrow leather strap attached to each end of the bit of a bridle and used by a rider or driver to control a horse or other animal. Often used in the plural.
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A means of restraint, check, or guidance.
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A means or an instrument by which power is exercised. Often used in the plural: the reins of government.
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A strap fastened to a bit by which a rider or driver controls an animal.
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A restraining influence.
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idiom
Draw in the reins To slow down or stop by or as if by pressure on the reins.
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Free To release from restraints; allow to go unchecked: gave rein to her emotions.
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Tight rein Close control: kept expenses on a tight rein.
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verb-transitive
To check or hold back by or as if by the use of reins. Often with in, back, or up.
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To restrain or control.
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verb-intransitive
To control a horse, for example, with reins.
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verb
To control or direct with or as if with.
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To check or stop by or as if by a pull at the reins.
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To submit to the use of reins.
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To stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins.
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