saddle

Speech parts

1. saddle - Noun

2. saddle - Verb

Meaning

The clitellus of an earthworm.

A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.

A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.

A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.

A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.

A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.

The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.

To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.

Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

charge burden col saddleback seat load ride impose weigh down bicycle seat mount tanner ghat pew cumber
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Antonyms

unsaddle redwood acorn dogwood acacia mocha
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Hypernyms

cut require command pass seat burden

Hyponyms

overwhelm deluge overburden bear down adjure sidesaddle

Phrases with the word

Back in the Saddle in the saddle McClellan saddle pack saddle burr under someone's saddle burr in someone's saddle

Derivatives

saddled saddling

Examples

He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend Source: Internet

he saddled me with that heavy responsibility Source: Internet

saddle the horses Source: Internet

Currie shook the monkey off the back at Flemington on Saturday with his first win since returning to the saddle, on Pretty Brazen in the group 2 Let's Elope. Source: Internet

At international levels, saddle pads are usually white and square in shape, allowing the pair to display a sponsorship, national flag, or breeding affiliation. Source: Internet

As he was making a scripted jump on the horse, his saddle came loose, sending him flying straight into a pile of broken masonry. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

saddie saddik saddish saddle animal saddle back saddle back reef