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A rein is the leather strap that a rider uses to guide and hold onto a horse. (noun)

An example of a rein is the item a jockey holds in his hands at the back of the horse’s neck.

A rein is a way to control or guide something. (noun)

An example of a rein is a law, a way that governmental actions control people.

To rein is to hold something back or guide it. (verb)

An example of to rein is to limit spending.

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