Kill and Rein

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Rein and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rein" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Rein verb - Control and direct with or as if by reins.

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Kill and rein are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Rein".

Nearby Words: reined, reining

free	free kill	free rein
latter	latter kill	latter rein

Håkon regarded Snorri as a traitor and allied with Gissur, giving the latter free rein to kill Snorri, should Snorri not surrender himself to Håkon.

Source: Creator / Snorri Sturluson
He tries to rein in their corrupt, stupid, or just plain insane abuse of their budgets, and he's the only one that cares that the company killed a bunch of innocent people in an attempt to kill AVALANCHE.

Source: Web Video / Final Fantasy VII Machinabridged
However his arrogance causes him to think he can rein in the dangerous and uncontrollable Khan, while his desperation to give the Federation a head-start leads to him committing increasingly amoral acts like trying to kill the Enterprise crew to cover up his crimes.

Source: Jerkass Has a Point

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