rein in

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verb

1. stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins (Freq. 2)
- They reined in in front of the post office
• Syn:
rein
• Derivationally related forms:
rein (for: rein)
• Topics:
driving
• Hypernyms:
stop, halt
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. control and direct with or as if by reins
- rein a horse
• Syn:
harness, draw rein, rein
• Derivationally related forms:
rein (for: rein), harness (for: harness)
• Hypernyms:
control, command
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
- He reined in his horses in front of the post office
• Syn:
rein
• Derivationally related forms:
rein (for: rein)
• Hypernyms:
stop
• Hyponyms:
pull
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something