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FREE REIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does free rein mean?
• FREE REIN (noun)
The noun FREE REIN has 1 sense:
1. the removal of constraints
Familiarity information: FREE REIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The removal of constraints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
free rein; play
Context example:
they gave full play to the artist's talent
Hypernyms ("free rein" is a kind of...):
freedom (the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints)
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