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UK
/ɹˈeɪn/
]
[ US /ˈɹeɪn/ ]
[ US /ˈɹeɪn/ ]
VERB
-
control and direct with or as if by reins
rein a horse -
keep in check
rule one's temper -
stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
He reined in his horses in front of the post office -
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
NOUN
- one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
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any means of control
he took up the reins of government
How To Use rein In A Sentence
- He said nothing as he took his horse's reins and mounted up, the pain causing sparks to flash behind his eyes and his vision to fuzz a little around the edges.
- I let them down gently, first wriggling out of my board duties (in which I never held a great deal of interest anyway), and then letting go of the technical reins.
- A swingle-tree hung at the pole's end, and a second pair of reins was fast to the driver's seat, the four cheek-buckles lying crossed over the wheeler's backs. Ambrotox and Limping Dick
- All information contained herein is gathered from sources we believe to be reliable.
- Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with rigour, and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field; all their service wherein they made them serve, was with rigour_. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
- I sat in the buggy, holding the reins over the trembling, wild-eyed bay, while William descended and, with great dignity, tied up the disabled swingletree. A Circuit Rider's Wife
- Trailing edge vibration has been dampened by reinforcement with thin glass fibre rod inserts or mylar overlays, so eliminating excessive noise.
- In these patients, we have reinserted the Achilles tendon in the calcaneus with two to five bone anchors, depending on the amount of tendon disinserted.
- The main superstructure frame is formed from reinforced concrete with post-tensioned, ribbed slab floors.
- Often the parent feels helpless and very discouraged and may also give up on the child which reinforces the child's feelings of inadequacy and may cause the child to retreat or regress further.
