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ALL meanings of unreined

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  • noun unreined Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit. 1
  • noun unreined any of certain other straps or thongs forming part of a harness, as a checkrein. 1
  • noun unreined any means of curbing, controlling, or directing; check; restraint. 1
  • noun unreined reins, the controlling or directing power: the reins of government. 1
  • verb with object unreined to check or guide (a horse or other animal) by exerting pressure on a bridle bit by means of the reins. 1
  • verb with object unreined to curb; restrain; control. 1
  • verb without object unreined to obey the reins: a horse that reins well. 1
  • verb without object unreined to rein a horse or other animal. 1
  • idioms unreined draw rein, to curtail one's speed or progress; halt: The rider saw the snake and drew rein sharply. 1
  • idioms unreined give rein to, to give complete freedom to; indulge freely: to give rein to one's imagination. Also, give free rein to, give full rein to. 1
  • verb unreined simple past tense and past participle of unrein. 0
  • adjective unreined Without reins. 0
  • adjective unreined (figuratively) Without any restricting or limiting influence. 0
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