All 10 Uses of
rein
in
The Sea of Monsters
- I took the reins and maneuvered the chariot to the starting line.†
Chpt 6 *reins = a means of control -- most commonly the straps attached to a bit in a horse's mouth that are used to control it OR restrains or controls
- I held my reins in one hand and managed to draw Riptide as a wave of birds dived at my face, their metal beaks snapping.†
Chpt 6
- She handed her fighter the reins and leaped from her chariot into mine like it was the easiest thing in the world.†
Chpt 6
- He let the pegasus's reins go slack just long enough for the black steed to kick him in the head and fly away free over Miami Bay.†
Chpt 18
- The rigging for the horses was so perfectly balanced that the team turned at the slightest tug of the reins.†
Chpt 19
- We shot down the track so fast I would've fallen out if my arms hadn't been wrapped in the leather reins.†
Chpt 19
- The horses felt the reins go slack and went crazy, riding straight for the crowd.†
Chpt 19
- Take the reins!†
Chpt 19
- She pulled herself to the front and grabbed the reins.†
Chpt 19
- Annabeth pulled the reins for the last turn.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(rein as in: to rein in their activities) to restrain or control; or a means of controlThe meaning of rein depends upon its context. For example:
- "keep a tight rein on the new employee," or "rein in a horse" -- to control or restrain
- "give the new employee free rein," or "give the horse full rein" -- do not restrain
- "the reins of government" -- means of control
- "the reins of the horse" -- leather straps used with a bit to control a horse (You might like to think of other senses of rein as being figurative derivations from this sense.)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
To "rein in" or to "keep a tight rein" is to restrain.
To "give free rein" is not to restrain (not to exercise control over)