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# rein

noun (a rein, reins); verb (rein, reins, reined, reining; usually «rein in»)

«rein» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Reins are the long straps fixed to a horse's bit, used by the rider or driver to guide it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#m1)
2. (figurative) Control: «take the reins» (take charge), «give free rein» (let someone do as they like), «keep a tight rein on» (control closely). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#m2)
3. To rein in means to slow a horse down, or to control or limit something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#m3)
4. Reins (UK) are also straps put on a toddler to keep them safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#m4)
5. To draw rein is to stop a horse by pulling on its reins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#m5)

### In the lessons

In stories, a horse's reins; Toad takes the reins of the caravan and the horse. In everyday life, a new captain «takes the reins». Safety: toddler reins near roads.

### Examples

- She held the reins tightly as the pony trotted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#x1)
- Toad seized the reins and the horse bolted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#x2)
- He reined in his horse at the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#x3)
- The new head took the reins of the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#x4)
- The teacher gave us free rein to design the poster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#x5)
- Mum kept a tight rein on our pocket money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#x6)
- The toddler wore reins on the busy street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#x7)
- For three days and three nights he never drew rein. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/#x8)

### Note

Homophones: «rain» (water from clouds) and «reign» (to rule as a king). Rein = straps, rain = weather, reign = rule. «Free rein», not «free reign».

## In Jewish tradition

In the Psalms, Job and Proverbs, "reins" is an old word for the kidneys, meaning the inner part of a person where feelings and thoughts are felt.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads "heart and reins" as God testing a person's deepest thoughts and feelings, which no one else can see.

### Examples

- Deswegen spricht auch Stobaeus von bios vier Elementen, . . . weil das Juenfte Element als reiner Urgrund noch keine Zahl und daher im Kosmos nicht voshanden ist." (S. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rein/#x1)
- My reins are consumed within me. (Writings JOB.19.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rein/#x2)
- Yea, my reins will rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. (Writings PRO.23.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rein/#x3)
- Examine me, O LORD, and try me; test my reins and my heart. (Writings PSA.26.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rein/#x4)

### Note

Homophones: «rain» (water from clouds) and «reign» (to rule as a king). Rein = straps, rain = weather, reign = rule. «Free rein», not «free reign».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rein» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rein/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rein» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rein.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rein» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rein/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rein» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rein.html) on Mova free.