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rein
[reyn]
noun
Often 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.
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
to obey the reins.
a horse that reins well.
to rein a horse or other animal.
rein
/ ɪ /
noun
(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
to allow considerable freedom; remove restraints
to control carefully; limit
we have to keep a tight rein on expenditure
with the reins held loosely so that the horse is relatively unconstrained
to take up the reins so that the distance between hand and bit is lessened, in order that the horse may be more collected
verb
(tr) 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
Other 51Թ Forms
- reinless adjective
- unreined adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rein1
Idioms and Phrases
give rein to, to give complete freedom to; indulge freely: Also give free rein to, give full rein to.
to give rein to one's imagination.
draw rein, to curtail one's speed or progress; halt.
The rider saw the snake and drew rein sharply.
Example Sentences
Former President Joe Biden’s policy towards AI, combined with a lack of legislative action, was criticized for doing too little to rein in Big Tech’s domination of the industry.
Nehru imagined a single, seven-year presidential term, proportional representation in Parliament and state legislatures, a judiciary with curtailed powers and a press reined in by strict libel laws.
So far, Trump doesn’t seem all that eager to rein in his minions.
Greene called for the portion to be "stripped out" in the Senate, criticizing the "free rein" the bill gives to "potentially dangerous" AI development.
“It’s almost like a horse jockey. I’m leaning over as opposed to sitting back handling the reins, really putting all my body into it.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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