neck-rein

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nek reyn]
- /nɛk reɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nek reyn]
- /nɛk reɪn/

Definitions of neck-rein word

verb with object neck-rein to guide or direct (a horse) with the pressure of a rein on the opposite side of the neck from the direction in which the rider wishes to travel. 1
verb without object neck-rein (of a horse) to respond to such pressure from a rein by going in the desired direction. 1
intransitive verb neck-rein to go to the right if the left rein is lightly pressed against the neck or to the left if the right rein is so pressed 0
verb transitive neck-rein to guide (a horse) by such pressure of the reins 0

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Origin of neck-rein

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Neck-rein

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Neck-rein

neck-rein popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.