Meaning of लगाम in English

The head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages.
A restraint; a curb; a check.
The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.
A mooring hawser.
To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.
To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse.
To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up.
One who halts or limps; a cripple.
A strong strap or cord.
A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse.
A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose.
To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.
The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.
Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint.
To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another.
To restrain; to control; to check.
To be guided by reins.
The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.
The inward impulses; the affections and passions; -- so called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the part of the body where the kidneys are.
A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but having no curb; -- called also snaffle bit.
To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle; to bridle.