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71rein — See: free rein, give rein to or give free rein to …
72rein in — 1) PHRASAL VERB To rein in something means to control it. [V P n (not pron)] His administration s economic policy would focus on reining in inflation and reducing the budget deficit... [V n P] Mary spoiled both her children, then tried too late… …
73rein — n 1. check, curb, restraint, constraint, control, restriction, limitation. 2. reins helm, tiller, rudder, wheel; driver s seat, saddle, throne. 3. draw rein halt, come to a halt or stop, stop, stop dead, come to a dead stop, stop in one s tracks …
74rein — [[t]reɪn[/t]] n. 1) 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 2) any of certain other straps or thongs forming part of a harness 3) a means of curbing …
75rein — [13] A rein is etymologically something that ‘retains’. It goes back via Old French rene to Vulgar Latin *retina, a descendant of the Latin verb retinēre ‘hold back’, from which English gets retain and retinue. The rein for horses has no… …
76rein — n. & v. n. (in sing. or pl.) 1 a long narrow strap with each end attached to the bit, used to guide or check a horse etc. in riding or driving. 2 a similar device used to restrain a young child. 3 a means of control. v.tr. 1 check or manage with… …
77rein — Synonyms and related words: administration, arrest, arrestation, backpedal, backwater, brake, bridle, check, clip the wings, collect, command, constrain, constraint, contain, control, cool, cool off, cooling, cooling down, cooling off, curb,… …
78rein — verb they reined back costs Syn: restrain, check, curb, constrain, hold back/in, keep under control, regulate, restrict, control, curtail, limit Phrases: free rein keep a tight rein on …
79rein — reign, rein The simple nouns are not often confused, but the idiom give free rein to (= allow full scope to) is sometimes used in the form give free reign to (as if it meant ‘give free rule to’?), in both AmE and BrE: • They say that if they are… …
80rein in — verb a) To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins The government has no other option than to rein in public spending. b) To stop or slow something, by exercising control …
