To ignore (a comment, etc.).
To dismiss from employment.
To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.
To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation.
To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, go.
To gain weight
To restrain; to control; to check.
To obey directions given with the reins.
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.