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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rein \Rein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reined (r?nd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Reining.]
     1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse
        one way or another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He mounts and reins his horse.        --Chapman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To restrain; to control; to check.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Being once chafed, he can not
              Be reined again to temperance.        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rein \Rein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reined (r?nd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Reining.]
     1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse
        one way or another.
  
              He mounts and reins his horse.        --Chapman.
  
     2. To restrain; to control; to check.
  
              Being once chafed, he can not Be reined again to
              temperance.                           --Shak.
  
     To rein in or rein up, to check the speed of, or cause to
        stop, by drawing the reins.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  reined
     vb.
     (infl of en rein  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  reined
     vb.
     (infl of en rein  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  reined
     vb.
     (infl of en rein  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  reined
     vb.
     (infl of en rein  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  reined
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r ein ed)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Reined /ɹˈeɪnd/
  موجّه

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reined /ɹˈeɪnd/
  gezügelt, im Zaum gehalten
     Synonym: curbed
  
   see: curb, rein sb./sth., curbing, reining, curbs, reins, curbed, reined
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  reined /ɹˈeɪnd/
  zügelte
     Synonym: curbed
  
   see: curb, rein sb./sth., curbing, reining, curbed, reined, curbs, reins
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹeɪnd/


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