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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rein in vb - (adverb) to stop (a horse) by pulling on the reins
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rein /reɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a leather strap fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal.
- reins, [plural] the controlling or directing power:the reins of government.
v. - to guide, control, or restrain (a horse or other animal) by pulling on a bridle bit by means of the reins:[~ + object]He reined his horse.
- rein in, to control or guide tightly: [~ + object + in]You'll need to rein those children in.[~ + in + object]You have to rein in a person like that.
Idioms- Idioms give (free) rein to, [~ + object] to give complete freedom to.
- keep a tight rein on, [~ + object] to control, direct, or restrain tightly.
See -tain-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rein (rān),USA pronunciation n. - Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit. See illus. under harness.
- any of certain other straps or thongs forming part of a harness, as a checkrein.
- any means of curbing, controlling, or directing;
check; restraint. - reins, the controlling or directing power:the reins of government.
- draw rein, to curtail one's speed or progress;
halt:The rider saw the snake and drew rein sharply. - give rein to, to give complete freedom to;
indulge freely:to give rein to one's imagination.Also, give free rein to, give full rein to. v.t. - to check or guide (a horse or other animal) by exerting pressure on a bridle bit by means of the reins.
- to curb;
restrain; control. v.i. - to obey the reins:a horse that reins well.
- to rein a horse or other animal.
- Vulgar Latin *retina, noun, nominal derivative of Latin retinēre to hold back, retain; (verb, verbal) Middle English rainen, reinen, derivative of the noun, nominal
- Old French re(s)ne
- (noun, nominal) Middle English rene, reine, raine 1300–50
rein′less, adj. - 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged check, bridle, limit.
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