'To rein up' definitions:
Definition of 'To rein up'
From: 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]
Words containing 'To rein up'
- Rein,
- Reined,
- Reining,
- Reins,
- To rein in,
- rein in,
- Bearing rein,
- Bridle rein,
- Gag rein,
- Reine Claude,
- Reins of a vault,
- To give rein,
- To give the rein to,
- To take the reins,
- draw rein,
- free rein,
- leading rein,
- rein orchid,
- rein orchis,
- Reine Claude Violette,
- alaska rein orchid,
- bog rein orchid,
- coastal rein orchid,
- round-leaved rein orchid