Meaning & use
reined
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Controlled or checked, especially by pulling on the reins of a horse, or figuratively by restraining an impulse.
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The rider reined in her horse as they approached the gate.
The manager reined in spending after the disappointing quarter.
A note on using this word
Almost always used today in the phrasal form reined in, extending the literal horse-riding image to any act of restraint.
Words with a similar meaning
curbedrestrained
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Words with an opposite meaning
unleashed
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