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rein

  (rān) pronunciation
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.]


 
 
Thesaurus: rein

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.

 
Antonyms: rein

v

Definition: restrain, control
Antonyms: free, let go


 

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.
 
pronunciation

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

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

 
Wikipedia: rein
The reins are used to slow and direct the animal.
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The reins are used to slow and direct the animal.
The reins are the leather straps attached to the rings or shanks of a bit.
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The reins are the leather straps attached to the rings or shanks of a bit.
A set of split reins attached to a western style snaffle bit
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A set of split reins attached to a western style snaffle bit

Reins are a type of horse tack. A bridle is an arrangement of straps around the horse's head used for riding and driving the animal. A bridle contains a bit (a piece of metal or rubber that is placed in the horse's mouth) attached to reins. Reins are leather straps or rope attached to the outer ends of a bit that extend to the rider's or driver's hands, allowing them to give commands known as rein aids.

Use for riding

Main article: riding aids

Reins are used to communicate to the horse or other riding animal. With the reins you can bend the neck and encourage turning, or move them back and ask for a slower speed or a halt. But a rider must also use leg cues and body weight.

When a rider squeezes her/his leg, the horse responds by moving away from the pressure. The reins can be used to warn the horse that you are about to turn. The sides of a horse's mouth are sensitive, so pulling on the reins pulls the bit, which then pulls the horse's head to the side.

Reins are also used to stop a horse. By gently applying pressure to the reins in a backward motion and sitting against the horse's movement for a short time, you can stop a horse completely or cause the horse to walk backward.

Harness reins

On some types of harnesses there might be supporting rings to carry the reins over the animal's back. When pairs of equines are used in drawing a wagon or coach it is usual for the outer side of each pair to be connected to the reins and for the inside of the bits to be connected by a short bridging strap or rope. The driver carries "four-in-hand" or "six-in-hand" being the number of reins connecting to the pairs.

Other uses

A single rein or rope may be attached to a halter to lead or guide the horse or packhorse. A long rein called a longe line may be used to allow the horse to move in a circle for training purposes.

Types

Types of reins include:

  • Snaffle reins—Usually a laced rein used singly on a snaffle bit or on the bradoon of a double bridle.
  • Closed reins—smooth reins that are either a single piece or that buckle together at the ends, usually used on curb bits.
  • side reins — used when longeing a horse.
  • split reins—a rein style seen in western riding where the reins to not attach to one another at the ends
  • Romal reins—a rein style from the vaquero tradition that incorporates a closed rein with a long quirt at the end.
  • Mecate—a style of rein seen on a bosal style hackamore made of a single piece of rope that encompasses both a closed rein and a lead rope

Popular usage

In popular culture, "to rein in" is used to refer to the need to hold back, slow down, control or restrict something. Due to the similarity to its homophone, the word reign, the two terms are sometimes interchanged, as in the grammatically incorrect use, "to 'reign' in," a phrase that makes no sense, as to "reign means to rule, control, or posess influence. Correct use of the two words would be as follows: Miss America received a new car to drive during her reign, but after getting five speeding tickets, her driving privileges were reined in.

Related terms

  • Neck rein techniques — used to turn a horse
  • Reining — a Western horseback riding competition

BDSM

Reins can be attached to a bit gag for BDSM purposes.


 
Translations: Translations for: Rein

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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