Rein — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

any means of control

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈeɪn/.

Examples

he took up the reins of government
rein a horse
They reined in in front of the post office

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rein in rule harness draw rein

Parts of Speech

noun	one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
noun	any means of control “he took up the reins of government”
verb	control and direct with or as if by reins “rein a horse”
verb	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”
verb	stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins “He reined in his horses in front of the post office”
verb	keep in check “rule one's temper”

Word Forms

rein	verb	stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
harness	noun	stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
rein	noun	one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zügel

Einer von zwei langen Riemen (normalerweise mit dem Gebiss oder dem Genickstück verbunden), die zur Kontrolle eines Pferdes verwendet werden

🇫🇷French

rêne

l'une d'une paire de longues sangles (généralement reliées au mors ou à la têtière) utilisées pour contrôler un cheval

🇪🇸Spanish

rienda

uno de un par de correas largas (generalmente conectadas al bocado o al casco) que se usan para controlar un caballo

🇮🇹Italian

briglia

uno di un paio di cinghie lunghe (solitamente collegate al morso o al copricapo) utilizzate per controllare un cavallo

🇳🇱Dutch

teugel

een van een paar lange riemen (meestal verbonden met het bit of het kopstuk) die worden gebruikt om een paard te besturen

🇵🇹Portuguese

rédea

um de um par de tiras longas (geralmente conectadas à broca ou ao capacete) usadas para controlar um cavalo

🇷🇺Russian

повод

один из пары длинных ремней (обычно прикрепленных к трензелю или головному убору), используемых для управления лошадью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लगाम

घोड़े को नियंत्रित करने के लिए इस्तेमाल की जाने वाली लंबी पट्टियों की एक जोड़ी (आमतौर पर बिट या हेडपीस से जुड़ी) में से एक

🇧🇩Bengali

লাগাম

ঘোড়া নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে ব্যবহৃত লম্বা স্ট্র্যাপের এক জোড়া (সাধারণত বিট বা হেডপিসের সাথে সংযুক্ত)

🇮🇳Tamil

கடிவாளம்

குதிரையைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு ஜோடி நீண்ட பட்டைகளில் ஒன்று (பொதுவாக பிட் அல்லது ஹெட் பீஸுடன் இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது)

🇮🇳Telugu

పగ్గాలు

గుర్రాన్ని నియంత్రించడానికి ఉపయోగించే పొడవాటి పట్టీలలో ఒకటి (సాధారణంగా బిట్ లేదా హెడ్‌పీస్‌కి అనుసంధానించబడి ఉంటుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

लगाम

घोड्याला नियंत्रित करण्यासाठी वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या लांब पट्ट्यांपैकी एक (सामान्यत: बिट किंवा हेडपीसशी जोडलेले)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લગામ

ઘોડાને નિયંત્રિત કરવા માટે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા લાંબા પટ્ટાઓ (સામાન્ય રીતે બીટ અથવા હેડપીસ સાથે જોડાયેલ) ની જોડીમાંથી એક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಗಾಮು

ಕುದುರೆಯನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಒಂದು ಜೋಡಿ ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಪಟ್ಟಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಿಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಡ್‌ಪೀಸ್‌ಗೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയന്ത്രണം

കുതിരയെ നിയന്ത്രിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ജോടി നീളമുള്ള സ്ട്രാപ്പുകളിൽ ഒന്ന് (സാധാരണയായി ബിറ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഹെഡ്‌പീസുമായി ബന്ധിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਗਾਮ

ਘੋੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਲੰਬੀਆਂ ਪੱਟੀਆਂ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਿੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਹੈੱਡਪੀਸ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ) ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਜੋੜੀ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

لگام

لمبے پٹے کے جوڑے میں سے ایک (عام طور پر بٹ یا ہیڈ پیس سے جڑا ہوا) گھوڑے کو کنٹرول کرنے کے لئے استعمال ہوتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缰绳

用于控制马的一对长带中的一条（通常连接到马衔或头饰）

🇯🇵Japanese

手綱

馬を制御するために使用される一対の長いストラップ（通常はハミまたはヘッドピースに接続されている）の1つ

🇰🇷Korean

고삐

말을 조종하는 데 사용되는 한 쌍의 긴 끈(보통 재갈이나 머리 장식에 연결됨) 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiềm chế

một trong những cặp dây đai dài (thường được nối với bit hoặc mũ sắt) dùng để điều khiển ngựa

🇹🇭Thai

บังเหียน

สายยาวคู่หนึ่ง (มักเชื่อมต่อกับชิ้นส่วนหรือหูฟัง) ที่ใช้ในการควบคุมม้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

kendali

salah satu dari sepasang tali panjang (biasanya dihubungkan ke mata bor atau topi baja) yang digunakan untuk mengendalikan kuda

🇲🇾Malay

mengekang

satu daripada sepasang tali panjang (biasanya disambungkan pada bit atau penutup kepala) yang digunakan untuk mengawal kuda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كبح

أحد زوج من الأشرطة الطويلة (عادةً ما تكون متصلة بالقطعة أو قطعة الرأس) المستخدمة للتحكم في الحصان

🇮🇷Persian

مهار

یکی از یک جفت تسمه بلند (معمولاً به قیچی یا سرپیچ متصل می شود) که برای کنترل اسب استفاده می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

dizginlemek

Bir atı kontrol etmek için kullanılan bir çift uzun kayıştan biri (genellikle kantarmaya veya başlığa bağlanır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְרַסֵן

אחת מזוג רצועות ארוכות (מחוברות בדרך כלל למכסה או לכיסוי הראש) המשמשות לשליטה על סוס

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What is the primary definition of the word 'rein'?

The primary meaning of 'rein' is 'one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'rein' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'rein' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'rein' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'rein' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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