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Reeving
- verb - fasten by passing through a hole or around something
- pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
- pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
Reining
- verb - control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
- keep in check; "rule one's temper"
- stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"
- 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"
Relying
- verb - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
Rending
- verb - resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward"
- tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
Renting
- verb - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
- grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"
- hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
- let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"
- the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car)
Resting
- verb - be at rest
- be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
- be inherent or innate in;
- give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
- have a place in relation to something else;
- not move; be in a resting position
- put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
- rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
- sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
- stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
- take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Retiing
- verb - tie again or anew; "retie the string and make it strong enough now"
Retting
- verb - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
Reusing
- verb - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"