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单词 checkrein
释义 checkrein
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: check (IV) + rein
1.
 a. : a short rein looped over the checkhook to hold a horse's head up or back — called also bearing rein; see harness illustration
 b. : a branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of a span or pair with the bit of the other horse
2. : measures calculated to check or govern : control
 < he held a tight administrative checkrein upon expenditures — Current Biography >
 < new import controls and other checkreins seem to have worked … overseas trade into at least a temporarily favorable balance — Newsweek >
II. transitive verb
: hold in check : control
 < civilian authority checkreining the military >
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