To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."
To obey directions given with the reins.
To restrain; to control; to check.
To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.
The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.