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rein in
(encz) | rein in, v: |
rein in
(wn) | rein in
v 1: 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" [syn: rein, rein in]
2: control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
[syn: harness, rein in, draw rein, rein]
3: stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined
in his horses in front of the post office" [syn: rein,
rein in] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
To rein in
(gcide) | Rein \Rein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reined (r?nd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Reining.]
1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse
one way or another.
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He mounts and reins his horse. --Chapman.
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2. To restrain; to control; to check.
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Being once chafed, he can not
Be reined again to temperance. --Shak.
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To rein in or To rein up,
(a) to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing
the reins. Hence,
(a) to cause (a person) to slow down or cease some
activity; -- to rein in is used commonly of superiors
in a chain of command, ordering a subordinate to
moderate or cease some activity deemed excessive.
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