REIN IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rein in mean? 

• REIN IN (verb)
  The verb REIN IN has 3 senses:

1. stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins

2. control and direct with or as if by reins

3. stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins

  Familiarity information: REIN IN used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REIN IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

rein; rein in

Context example:

They reined in in front of the post office

Hypernyms (to "rein in" is one way to...):

halt; stop (come to a halt, stop moving)

Domain category:

driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Control and direct with or as if by reins

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

draw rein; harness; rein; rein in

Context example:

rein a horse

Hypernyms (to "rein in" is one way to...):

command; control (exercise authoritative control or power over)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

rein; rein in

Context example:

He reined in his horses in front of the post office

Hypernyms (to "rein in" is one way to...):

stop (cause to stop)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rein in"):

pull (rein in to keep from winning a race)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something