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Reins In Crossword Clue

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adjective

• very restrained or quiet

• brought from wildness into a domesticated state

adjective satellite

• flat and uninspiring

• very docile

verb

• correct by punishment or discipline

• make less strong or intense; soften

• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

• overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

• make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

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noun

• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

• a stock exchange in New York, previously known as the New York Curb Exchange

• a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

verb

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• keep to the curb

• place restrictions on

25%11 Holding the reins
adjective satellite

• able to control or determine policy

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New York Times25 Dec 2021 Down 36
New York Times18 Jan 2004 Across 73
New York Times29 Dec 2002 Down 39
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