What does rein mean?
Definitions for rein
reɪnrein
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word rein.
Princeton's WordNet
reinnoun
one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
reinverb
any means of control
"he took up the reins of government"
harness, rein in, draw rein, reinverb
control and direct with or as if by reins
"rein a horse"
rein, rein inverb
stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
"They reined in in front of the post office"
rein, rein inverb
stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
"He reined in his horses in front of the post office"
rule, harness, reinverb
keep in check
"rule one's temper"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Reinnoun
Etymology: resnes, Fr.
Every horse bears his commanding rein,
And may direct his course as please himself. William Shakespeare.Take you the reins, while I from cares remove,
And sleep within the chariot which I drove. Dryden.With hasty hand the ruling reins he drew;
He lash’d the coursers, and the coursers flew. Alexander Pope.The hard rein, which both of them have borne
Against the old kind king. William Shakespeare, King Lear.War to disorder’d rage let loose the reins. John Milton.
When to his lust Ægisthus gave the rein,
Did fate or we th’ adulterous act constrain. Alexander Pope.To Reinverb
Etymology: from the noun.
He, like a proud steed rein’d, went haughty on. John Milton.
His son retain’d
His father’s art, and warriour steeds he rein’d. Dryden.And where you find a maid,
That, ere she sleep, hath thrice her pray’rs said,
Rein up the organs of her fantasy;
Sleep she as sound as careless infancy. William Shakespeare.Being once chaft, he cannot
Be rein’d again to temperance; then he speaks
What’s in his heart. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.
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.
ChatGPT
rein
Rein refers to a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bridle, typically used in pairs to guide or control the horse. In a broader context, it is used metaphorically to describe the means of controlling or directing a person or an organization.
Webster Dictionary
Reinnoun
the strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse
Reinnoun
hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint
Reinverb
to govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another
Reinverb
to restrain; to control; to check
Reinverb
to be guided by reins
Etymology: [F. rne, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr. L. retinere to hold back. See Retain.]
Wikidata
Rein
Reins are items of horse tack, used to direct a horse or other animal used for riding or driving. Reins can be made of leather, nylon, metal, or other materials, and attach to a bridle via either its bit or its noseband.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rein
rān, n. the strap of a bridle: an instrument for curbing or governing: government.—v.t. to govern with the rein or bridle: to restrain or control: to rein in, to curb.—v.i. to obey the rein.—ns. Rein′-hold′er, a clasp on the dash-board of a carriage for holding the reins; Rein′-hook, a hook on a gig-saddle for holding the bearing-rein.—adj. Rein′less, without rein or restraint.—n. Reins′man, a skilful driver.—Rein up, to bring a horse to a stop.—Give the reins to, to leave unchecked; Take the reins, to take the control. [O. Fr. reine (Fr. rêne), through Late L. retina, from retinēre, to hold back.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
rein
A crack or vein in a musket-barrel.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
rein
A crack or vein in a musket-barrel.
Suggested Resources
REIN
What does REIN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the REIN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
REIN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rein is ranked #7882 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Rein surname appeared 4,199 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Rein.
91.3% or 3,834 total occurrences were White.
3.6% or 154 total occurrences were Black.
2.5% or 106 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.2% or 51 total occurrences were Asian.
0.8% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
Matched Categories
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1564","1"],["1575","1"],["1581","2"],["1584","1"],["1590","2"],["1620","1"],["1629","1"],["1642","1"],["1645","1"],["1650","1"],["1654","1"],["1655","1"],["1656","3"],["1657","1"],["1658","1"],["1661","1"],["1662","2"],["1668","2"],["1670","1"],["1672","1"],["1673","1"],["1674","1"],["1675","3"],["1676","4"],["1677","2"],["1678","2"],["1680","1"],["1681","2"],["1682","2"],["1683","1"],["1684","2"],["1685","4"],["1692","1"],["1693","1"],["1694","2"],["1700","3"],["1701","1"],["1702","2"],["1703","3"],["1704","1"],["1706","3"],["1707","1"],["1708","1"],["1709","2"],["1710","4"],["1712","3"],["1713","4"],["1714","1"],["1715","4"],["1716","7"],["1717","2"],["1718","2"],["1720","6"],["1721","1"],["1722","4"],["1723","14"],["1724","2"],["1725","6"],["1726","6"],["1727","3"],["1728","10"],["1729","9"],["1730","12"],["1731","2"],["1732","5"],["1733","2"],["1734","7"],["1735","7"],["1736","2"],["1737","20"],["1738","5"],["1739","4"],["1740","2"],["1741","4"],["1742","6"],["1743","50"],["1744","9"],["1745","10"],["1746","7"],["1747","12"],["1748","13"],["1749","9"],["1750","31"],["1751","12"],["1752","12"],["1753","17"],["1754","18"],["1755","28"],["1756","4"],["1757","18"],["1758","27"],["1759","31"],["1760","35"],["1761","34"],["1762","55"],["1763","27"],["1764","75"],["1765","38"],["1766","34"],["1767","94"],["1768","74"],["1769","36"],["1770","32"],["1771","114"],["1772","18"],["1773","26"],["1774","28"],["1775","89"],["1776","56"],["1777","51"],["1778","80"],["1779","50"],["1780","268"],["1781","38"],["1782","84"],["1783","48"],["1784","58"],["1785","61"],["1786","40"],["1787","124"],["1788","65"],["1789","73"],["1790","186"],["1791","110"],["1792","245"],["1793","83"],["1794","146"],["1795","105"],["1796","136"],["1797","348"],["1798","115"],["1799","241"],["1800","271"],["1801","359"],["1802","1170"],["1803","427"],["1804","233"],["1805","463"],["1806","663"],["1807","487"],["1808","395"],["1809","278"],["1810","418"],["1811","450"],["1812","343"],["1813","817"],["1814","411"],["1815","494"],["1816","474"],["1817","434"],["1818","504"],["1819","754"],["1820","776"],["1821","473"],["1822","860"],["1823","744"],["1824","2417"],["1825","1468"],["1826","749"],["1827","1194"],["1828","903"],["1829","1405"],["1830","848"],["1831","1065"],["1832","1042"],["1833","756"],["1834","762"],["1835","1489"],["1836","1151"],["1837","832"],["1838","1302"],["1839","1108"],["1840","1358"],["1841","855"],["1842","817"],["1843","899"],["1844","1413"],["1845","1153"],["1846","1280"],["1847","1176"],["1848","2234"],["1849","1156"],["1850","1339"],["1851","1637"],["1852","1763"],["1853","1932"],["1854","2309"],["1855","1438"],["1856","1757"],["1857","1767"],["1858","1359"],["1859","1633"],["1860","1606"],["1861","1780"],["1862","1145"],["1863","1195"],["1864","1362"],["1865","1329"],["1866","1530"],["1867","1484"],["1868","1602"],["1869","1781"],["1870","1195"],["1871","1485"],["1872","1356"],["1873","1358"],["1874","1585"],["1875","1444"],["1876","1623"],["1877","1620"],["1878","1575"],["1879","1699"],["1880","1983"],["1881","2258"],["1882","2437"],["1883","1927"],["1884","2301"],["1885","2330"],["1886","2311"],["1887","2031"],["1888","1939"],["1889","1816"],["1890","1926"],["1891","2678"],["1892","2377"],["1893","2532"],["1894","2879"],["1895","2850"],["1896","2893"],["1897","3078"],["1898","3569"],["1899","4338"],["1900","4345"],["1901","4670"],["1902","4486"],["1903","4077"],["1904","3568"],["1905","4234"],["1906","3905"],["1907","3802"],["1908","3657"],["1909","3427"],["1910","3765"],["1911","3678"],["1912","4053"],["1913","3698"],["1914","3230"],["1915","2759"],["1916","2437"],["1917","2630"],["1918","2391"],["1919","2264"],["1920","3047"],["1921","2596"],["1922","3624"],["1923","2594"],["1924","2837"],["1925","2747"],["1926","2722"],["1927","3057"],["1928","2816"],["1929","2930"],["1930","3010"],["1931","2913"],["1932","3091"],["1933","2197"],["1934","2563"],["1935","3128"],["1936","2917"],["1937","3359"],["1938","3230"],["1939","2848"],["1940","2417"],["1941","2167"],["1942","1894"],["1943","1951"],["1944","1670"],["1945","1913"],["1946","2831"],["1947","3375"],["1948","3311"],["1949","4090"],["1950","3452"],["1951","3402"],["1952","4365"],["1953","3157"],["1954","3657"],["1955","3669"],["1956","3695"],["1957","3934"],["1958","4316"],["1959","4687"],["1960","4853"],["1961","5033"],["1962","5296"],["1963","6227"],["1964","5943"],["1965","5904"],["1966","6509"],["1967","7836"],["1968","8037"],["1969","7069"],["1970","7997"],["1971","7124"],["1972","7283"],["1973","7984"],["1974","6968"],["1975","6961"],["1976","7629"],["1977","8158"],["1978","7900"],["1979","8139"],["1980","7591"],["1981","8529"],["1982","8253"],["1983","8339"],["1984","9274"],["1985","9415"],["1986","10274"],["1987","9957"],["1988","10435"],["1989","10507"],["1990","12512"],["1991","12411"],["1992","12845"],["1993","12994"],["1994","14221"],["1995","14405"],["1996","14943"],["1997","15261"],["1998","17108"],["1999","18553"],["2000","19852"],["2001","20530"],["2002","22228"],["2003","25884"],["2004","30377"],["2005","29897"],["2006","30965"],["2007","36980"],["2008","56128"]]
Anagrams for rein »
neri
rine
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rein in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rein in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of rein in a Sentence
It's only really the hypernationalists that are given free rein, their content isn't censored, they're allowed to conduct campaigns, they're able to organize online... so that happens in China within the Great Firewall, and then we see also it spill out into the wider Internet.
Senator Sanders should go beyond his existing plans for reforming Wall Street and endorse Hillary Clinton's tough, comprehensive proposals to rein in risky behavior within the shadow banking sector.
It's time that people start to show some political restraint to rein this in on both sides.
It’s morally insane that a week after a mass shooting took six precious lives in my community here in Nashville, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, their first action is not to take actions to rein in this proliferation of weapons of war in our streets, but it’s to expel their colleagues for standing with our constituents.
The relationship between surface acting and drinking after work was stronger for people who are impulsive or who lack personal control over behavior at work, if you're impulsive or constantly told how to do your job, it may be harder to rein in your emotions all day, and when you get home, you don't have that self-control to stop after one drink.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for rein
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- по́вад, ле́йцыBelarusian
- по́вод, юзда́Bulgarian
- regnaCatalan, Valencian
- uzda, otěžCzech
- ZügelGerman
- kondukiloEsperanto
- riendaSpanish
- افسارPersian
- ohja, suitset, ohjastaa, suitsia, ohjasFinnish
- rêneFrench
- jaling, leieWestern Frisian
- srianScottish Gaelic
- kendaliIndonesian
- reinoIdo
- redineItalian
- 手綱Japanese
- აღვირიGeorgian
- reinaMāori
- узда, дизгинMacedonian
- besturen, teugelDutch
- cugiel, wodze, lejcePolish
- rédeaPortuguese
- узда́, вожжа́, пово́дья, во́жжи, по́водRussian
- узда, dizgin, дизгин, uzdaSerbo-Croatian
- uzda, liaceSlovak
- vajetiSlovene
- tygel, tyglaSwedish
- லகான்Tamil
- บังเหียนThai
- ві́жка, по́відUkrainian
- 缰绳Chinese
Get even more translations for rein »
Translation
Find a translation for the rein definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"rein." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Oct. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/rein>.
Discuss these rein definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In