rein in

Questions about rein in

What does rein in mean?

rein in means "stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for rein in?

Close synonyms include rein, harness, draw rein, rein, rein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rein in a common word?

rein in is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.