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What (who) is rein - definition
ITEM OF HORSE TACK, USED TO DIRECT A HORSE OR OTHER ANIMAL USED FOR RIDING OR DRIVING
Reins; Rein in; Double rein; Curb rein; Snaffle rein
rein
¦ noun
1. a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse in riding or driving.
Brit. a pair of straps used to restrain a young child.
2. (reins) the power to direct and control: a new manager will soon take over the reins.
¦ verb
1. check or guide (a horse) by pulling on its reins.
2. (often rein someone/thing in/back) restrain.
Phrases
draw rein Brit. stop one's horse.
(a) free rein freedom of action or expression.
keep a tight rein on exercise strict control over.
Origin
ME: from OFr. rene, based on L. retinere 'retain'.
Usage
The phrase a free rein, which derives from the literal meaning of allowing a horse to move freely without being controlled by reins, is sometimes misinterpreted and wrongly written as a free reign.
rein
(reins, reining, reined)
1.
Reins are the thin leather straps attached round a horse's neck which are used to control the horse.
N-PLURAL
2.
Journalists sometimes use the expression the reins or the reins of power to refer to the control of a country or organization.
He was determined to see the party keep a hold on the reins of power...
N-PLURAL: oft the N of n
3.
If you give free rein to someone, you give them a lot of freedom to do what they want.
The government continued to believe it should give free rein to the private sector in transport.
PHRASE: V inflects
4.
If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly.
Her parents had kept her on a tight rein with their narrow and inflexible views.
PHRASE: V inflects
rein
v. a.
Check, restrain, control, curb, bridle, hold.
Wikipedia
Rein
Reins are items of horse tack, used to direct a horse or other animal used for riding. They are long straps that can be made of leather, nylon, metal, or other materials, and attach to a bridle via either its bit or its noseband.
Examples of use of rein
1. Tight rein Beijing keeps a tight rein on all religious activities, fearing a possible challenge to its authority, says the BBC‘s Dan Griffiths in the Chinese capital.
2. He did not rein in federal spending and regulation.
3. adjacent to Kabul, where militants now have free rein.
4. But free market forces should be allowed free rein.
5. Local governments are struggling to rein in their power.