what does rein in mean?
REIN IN as VERB
- Meaning
- stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
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- 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
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- Meaning
- stop or slow up one’’s horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
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- 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
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- Meaning
- control and direct with or as if by reins
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Hypernyms(s) rein in is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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