Verb: rein in
- Control and direct with or as if by reins
"The manager had to rein in the excessive spending";
- harness, draw rein, rein
- Stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
"They reined in in front of the post office";
- rein
- Stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
"He reined in his horses in front of the post office";
- rein
Derived forms: reined in, reins in, reining in
Type of: command, control, halt, stop
Encyclopedia: Rein in