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rein

noun
  1. one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
  2. any means of control
    “They took up the reins of government.”
verb
  1. keep in check
    harness
  2. stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
    “I reined in the horses in front of the post office.”
    rein in
  3. 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 in
  4. control and direct with or as if by reins
    “rein a horse”
    harness