| 单词 | to rein up |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto rein up to rein up 1. transitive. To check the speed of (a horse) by pulling up on the reins. Also intransitive. Cf. to rein back 1 at Phrasal verbs. ΚΠ 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Bridle or rein vp, fræno. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Arrendar To rain vp a horse,..frænare. 1606 J. Hind Eliosto Libidinoso i, sig. C3 The Colt most rageth, the more hee is reined vp. 1651 H. More Let. 8 May in Conway Lett. (1992) ii. 54 Reason is..to bound these motions, and..raine them up as a skilfull rider can a well managed steed. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles vi. xviii. 247 Rein up; our presence would impair The fame we come too late to share. 1830 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. May 431 It being evident in the quarter stretch that Eclipse would win this heat, Henry was reined up, and came in several lengths behind. 1855 B. J. Lossing Our Countrymen 376 The writer reined up his horse at a little picket-gate in front of a neat residence in East Lexington. 1905 H. C. Bailey Beaujeu v. 37 He reined up, listened, could hear nothing. He rode on again. 1992 L. Auchincloss Ares, God of War in False Gods 7 Drayton reined up his horse and leaned over to spit vigorously in the clay. 2. transitive. figurative. To keep under control, restrain. Also intransitive with reflexive meaning. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restrain [verb (transitive)] pindeOE steerc950 hold971 forbidc1000 withstewc1175 withholdc1200 stewa1225 crempa1250 bistintc1300 i-stillc1315 withdraw1340 entemperc1380 rebukec1380 forfenda1382 refraina1382 refrainc1390 restraina1393 restayc1400 retainc1415 to hold abackc1440 overholda1450 reclaim?c1450 revokec1450 bedwynge1480 sniba1500 repressa1525 rein1531 inhibit1535 to keep back1535 cohibit1544 reprimec1550 lithe1552 to rein up1574 check1581 embridle1583 to rein in1593 retrench1594 refrenate1599 to hold back1600 snip1601 becheck1605 sneap1611 trasha1616 supersede1645 reprimand1689 snape1691 to clap a guy on1814 to pull up1861 to pull in1893 withstrain1904 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job xxxiv. 171/1 God should hold vs in such awe as we should be (as ye woulde say) reyned vp hard to it with a short brydle. 1694 tr. R. Rapin Comp. Thucydides & Livy v. 59 His Successours..wanting sufficient Power to rein up a People with an absolute hand. 1836 M. M. Sherwood Henry Milner iii. vi None of your practical jokes here,..rein up, rein up, if you please. 1891 Tablet 7 Nov. 743 Principles cannot be reined up short of their logical term. 1917 M. J. Lorente tr. M. de Cervantes Rinconete & Cortadillo Pref. 57 Who can rein up his own desires? ΚΠ 1799 G. Washington Plans 10 Dec. in Papers (1999) Retirement Ser. IV. 467 This field after the Rye has been eaten off by the sheep, is to be reined up from Stock of all kinds. 1799 G. Washington Plans 10 Dec. in Papers (1999) Retirement Ser. IV. 468 The other part..is to be equally well enclosed, and reined up from Stock. < as lemmas |
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