n.

1. 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.
2. A means of restraint, check, or guidance.
3. A means or an instrument by which power is exercised. Often used in the plural: the reins of government.

v., reined, rein·ing, reins.

v.tr.

1. To check or hold back by or as if by the use of reins. Often with in, back, or up.
2. To restrain or control.

v.intr.

To control a horse, for example, with reins.

idioms:

draw in the reins

1. To slow down or stop by or as if by pressure on the reins.

give free (or full) rein to

1. To release from restraints; allow to go unchecked: gave rein to her emotions.

tight rein

1. Close control: kept expenses on a tight rein.

[Middle English, from Old French resne, reine, from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Latin retinēre, to retain. See retain.]

verb

To control, restrict, or arrest. bit², brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, pull in, restrain. See restraint/unrestraint.

v

Definition: restrain, control
Antonyms: free, let go

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Narrow strip of thin leather or other fabric attached to both ends of a bit in a horse's bridle making a loop which passes through the hands of the driver/rider. Used to direct the horse's head and so change its direction.

• bearing r. — a fixed rein attached to the saddle or backpad and to the bridle to prevent the horse from lowering its head too far.
• check r. — runs from the bit or the crown of the bridle to the saddle in vehicle harness. Limits the range of movements that the horse can make. Is a fixed but adjustable check and is not under the control of the rider/driver.
• neck r. — not a piece of harness; is the technique in which the rider moves his/her hands to one side of the horse's neck thus touching the horse with the rein on one side of the neck. The well-schooled horse will move in the other direction.
• running r. — runs from the rider, through the rings of the bit and back to the girth. For horses in harness is a very powerful restrainer.
• side r. — extends on either side from the bit, through rings on a saddle or pad and ends with the driver walking beside the horse. Used in training a horse to cart harness.

IN BRIEF: A strap for guiding and controlling a horse.

Matrimonially speaking, a bridle for the tongue is better than a rein for the heart. — Minna Thomas Antrim

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tømme, tøjle, styr, kontrol
v. tr. - tøjle, styre, kontrollere, bremse
v. intr. - holde an, stoppe

idioms:

• draw rein    holde an, stoppe, stramme tøjlerne
• give free rein to    give frit løb, give frie tøjler
• keep a tight rein on    holde i stramme tøjler
• rein back    holde an
• rein in    holde an
• the reins of power    (sidde) på magten

Nederlands (Dutch)
teugel, leidsel, beteugelen

Français (French)
n. - (Équit, fig) rêne
v. tr. - retenir, guider, contrôler, munir de rênes
v. intr. - contrôler (un cheval) avec les rênes, se discipliner

idioms:

• draw rein    tirer les rênes
• give free rein to    donner libre cours à
• keep a tight rein on    (fig) tenir la bride haute à (qn), (fig) surveiller étroitement, (fig) ne pas se laisser aller à
• rein back    (lit) faire reculer, (fig) freiner
• rein in    (lit) freiner (qch) avec les rênes, (fig) contenir, retenir (qn)
• the reins of power    les rênes du pouvoir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zügel
v. - zügeln

idioms:

• draw rein    die Zügel anziehen
• give free rein to    freien Lauf lassen
• keep a tight rein on    im Zaum halten
• rein back    zügeln
• rein in    zügeln
• the reins of power    Macht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ηνία, χαλινάρι(α), γκέμι(α)
v. - χαλιναγωγώ, ελέγχω

idioms:

• draw rein    χαλιναγωγώ, συμμαζεύω, (καθομ.) εγκαταλείπω την προσπάθεια
• give free rein to    αφήνω ελεύθερο
• keep a tight rein on    ελέγχω αυστηρά
• rein back    συγκρατώ με χαλινάρια
• rein in    χαλιναγωγώ
• the reins of power    τα ηνία της εξουσίας

Italiano (Italian)
redine

idioms:

• draw rein    tirare le redini
• give free rein to    dar mano libera a
• keep a tight rein on    controllare da vicino
• rein back    trattenere
• rein in    controllare
• the reins of power    le redini del potere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rédea (f), controles (m pl)
v. - deter, guiar com rédeas

idioms:

• draw rein    puxar pelas rédeas
• give free rein to    dar rédeas à imaginação
• keep a tight rein on    agir com rigor
• rein back    tomar as rédeas
• rein in    controlar
• the reins of power    donos do poder

Русский (Russian)
уздечка, узда

idioms:

• draw rein    остановить
• give free rein to    предоставить полную свободу действий
• keep a tight rein on    строго контролировать
• rein back    остановить, пресечь
• rein in    сдержать, удержать
• the reins of power    бразды правления

Español (Spanish)
n. - rienda
v. tr. - guiar, gobernar con las riendas, refrenar, contener, llevar las riendas de
v. intr. - obedecer a las riendas, detener o moderar la marcha del caballo

idioms:

• draw rein    tirar de las riendas, tener las riendas
• give free rein to    dar rienda suelta a
• keep a tight rein on    atar corto a uno
• rein back    frenar
• rein in    refrenar, parar, contener, detenerse
• the reins of power    las riendas del poder

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tygel
v. - tygla, lägga band på

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
缰绳, 支配, 统治, 勒住, 控制, 驾驭, 勒马, 勒住牲口

idioms:

• draw rein    勒马, 停止, 放弃努力, 节省开支
• give free rein to    使...充分发挥
• keep a tight rein on    对...严加约束
• rein back    勒住牲口, 勒马
• rein in    放慢, 止住, 控制
• the reins of power    权力统治

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 韁繩, 支配, 統治
v. tr. - 勒住, 控制, 統治, 駕馭
v. intr. - 勒馬, 勒住牲口

idioms:

• draw rein    勒馬, 停止, 放棄努力, 節省開支
• give free rein to    使...充分發揮
• keep a tight rein on    對...嚴加約束
• rein back    勒住牲口, 勒馬
• rein in    放慢, 止住, 控制
• the reins of power    權力統治

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고삐, 유아 보호용 벨트, 통제 수단, 행동의 자유
v. tr. - 고삐를 매다, 제어하다
v. intr. - 말을 세우다, 말의 걸음을 늦추다, 고삐대로 움직이다

idioms:

• draw rein    고삐를 잡아 당기다
• give free rein to    ~에게 자유를 주다
• keep a tight rein on    ~을 엄격히 제어하다, 꼭 누르고 있다
• rein back    말 따위를 세우다
• rein in    보조를 늦추게 하다
• the reins of power    권력을 잡다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 手綱, 制御, 支配
v. - 手綱で御する, 制御する, 抑制する

idioms:

• rein back    止める
• rein in    歩調をゆるめさせる, 抑制する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العنان, اللجام الذي تمسك به الدابه (فعل) يكبح, يوجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רסן, מושכה‬
v. tr. - ‮ריסן‬
v. intr. - ‮ריסן את עצמו‬

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