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FREE REIN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does free rein mean?

• FREE REIN (noun)
The noun FREE REIN has 1 sense:

1. the removal of constraints

Familiarity information: FREE REIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FREE REIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The removal of constraints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

free rein; play

Context examples:

he gave free rein to his impulses / they gave full play to the artist's talent

Hypernyms ("free rein" is a kind of...):

freedom (the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints)

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