REIN
\ɹˈe͡ɪn], \ɹˈeɪn], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_n]\
Definitions of REIN
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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control and direct with or as if by reins; as of a horse
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one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
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any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
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any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"
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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"
By Princeton University
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The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.
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Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint.
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To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.
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To restrain; to control; to check.
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To be guided by reins.
By Oddity Software
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The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.
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Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint.
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To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.
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To restrain; to control; to check.
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To be guided by reins.
By Noah Webster.
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A leather strap fastened to each side of the bit of a horse or other animal as a means of guiding and controlling it; any means of restraint or control; as, the reins of government.
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To hold in, direct, or cause to stop by means of reins; control.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The strap of a bridle: an instrument for curbing or governing: government.
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To govern with the rein or bridle: to restrain or control.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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