All 15 Uses of
rein
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Ceremony
- The burro was veering hard to the right, attempting to turn around and go in the opposite direction; Harley had the rope reins of the hackamore pulled all the way to the left, so that the burro's head was twisted around to the north, but the burro's legs and body moved sideways and drifted toward the east.†
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- The wind whipped the mule's thin tail between its hind legs as Harley gave the reins to Tayo.†
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- Tayo didn't even bother to hold the reins; he knotted them the way Josiah had shown him when he was a little kid, so that the reins stayed together on the horse's neck.†
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- Tayo didn't even bother to hold the reins; he knotted them the way Josiah had shown him when he was a little kid, so that the reins stayed together on the horse's neck.†
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- The burro chewed the dry tufts of grass as close to the gray shale as it could and strained against the reins to reach another sparse clump of grass.†
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- He was suddenly hollow; his fingers loosened and fell from the reins, slippery with sweat.†
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- The brown gelding stumbled with Tayo; he reined it in and walked it more slowly.†
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- The horses were excited and hot; they shook their heads and tried to pull away the reins.†
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- He led her to the tall grass around the pool and held the reins while she grazed, watching how she took great mouthfuls, working the bit with her tongue so that it didn't interfere with chewing the grass.†
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- He held the reins tight and moved closer to her, slowly, speaking softly.†
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- The trail was splashed with cow manure, and he reined the mare in frequently to lean down from the saddle to see how fresh it was.†
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- Tayo's teeth rattled together and he had to grip the wiry mane with both hands; his bottom hurt from bouncing against the sharp backbone; and when it felt the loose reins, the black gelding stopped trotting and walked over to the tender green tumbleweed shoots that grew along the fence.†
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- Rocky ran over and handed the reins back up to him, and he yelled at the old horse and kicked both heels into its ribs.†
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- He reined the mare in tight and kept his heels hard against her sides to let her know he meant business.
Chpt All *reined = restrained or controlled
- He looked over to see if they were on the hilltop behind him yet; they weren't, so he reined the mare in, to save some of her strength.†
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Definition:
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(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.)