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.
To increase, augment, or advance, especially by one or more steps.
To assume or take responsibility.