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verb

Rein v. t. (past & past part. reined; pres. part. reining)

To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse one way or another. "He mounts and reins his horse."

To restrain; to control; to check. "Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to temperance."

To rein in or To rein up,

(a)

to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing the reins. Hence,

(a)

to cause (a person) to slow down or cease some activity; to rein in is used commonly of superiors in a chain of command, ordering a subordinate to moderate or cease some activity deemed excessive.

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"Rein in" Quotes from Famous Books

... in the midst of a particularly hideous glare the girl took occasion to rein in and wait for him, turning once more to his flushed, miserable countenance a little ...

— Little Eve Edgarton • Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

... blood was up and they rode on pell-mell after the fugitive sentry. There was a turn in the road a short distance ahead. As they dashed around it, now close behind the flying man, they found themselves in the clearing at the crossing of the roads. Why do they rein in their plunging steeds so suddenly? Well they may! Not six rods off the entire rebel line of two hundred men is drawn up. They hear Hubbard give the order "Present!" and the muskets of the men rise ...

— The Duke of Stockbridge • Edward Bellamy

... her usual tendency to "break" from the conversational pace just at this point, but managed to rein in the rebellious ...

— The Poet at the Breakfast Table • Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

... were gaining on Archie's. The boy had given his its head, but it was evident he was now aware of his danger and was trying to rein in. Trying, but trying in vain. The pony was in command ...

— Our Home in the Silver West - A Story of Struggle and Adventure • Gordon Stables

... could rein in his horse again and bring him round, he galloped up to the spot where De Langurant had fallen, and found him attempting to raise himself up from the ground. At the same time, the horsemen whom De Langurant had left in the wood, and who ...

— Richard II - Makers of History • Jacob Abbott

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