Results for rein

Definitions of rein:

part of speech: verb transitive

To hold in, direct, or cause to stop by means of reins; control.

part of speech: noun

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.

part of speech: verb transitive

To govern with the rein or bridle: to restrain or control.

part of speech: noun

The straps of a bridle which extend from the horse's mouth to the hands of the rider or driver, and by which the horse is restrained and guided; the instrument or power of curbing or restraining; government.

part of speech: noun

The strap of a bridle: an instrument for curbing or governing: government.

Usage examples for rein:

• George drew rein behind him and turned upon the crowd one broad, superior grin. "Gunman's Reckoning", Max Brand

• Once more, when he was only sixty or eighty yards from where the 18th North Carolina were standing in the trees, he drew rein and listened- the whole party, generals, staff- officers, and couriers, hidden in the deep shadows of the silent woods. "Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War", G. F. R. Henderson

• Once on the river, however, Guert gave his blacks the whip and rein and away we went like the wind. "Satanstoe", James Fenimore Cooper

• It was Dan who uttered the words, as he again drew rein followed by Ralph. "For the Liberty of Texas", Edward Stratemeyer