draw rein

1. 1.

   control and direct with or as if by reins

   “rein a horse”

   Synonymsharnessrein inrein

   Broadercontrol

Questions about draw rein

What does draw rein mean?

draw rein means "control and direct with or as if by reins".

What is another word for draw rein?

Close synonyms include harness, rein in, rein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is draw rein a common word?

draw rein is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.