REIN IN as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He reined in his horses in front of the post office
    Hypernyms(s) rein in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • stop or slow up one’’s horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • They reined in in front of the post office
    Hypernyms(s) rein in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • control and direct with or as if by reins
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • rein a horse
    Hypernyms(s) rein in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)