bridle (redirected from bridles)

bri·dle  (brdl)

n.

1. A harness, consisting of a headstall, bit, and reins, fitted about a horse's head and used to restrain or guide the animal.

2. A curb or check: put a bridle on spending.

3. Nautical A span of chain, wire, or rope that can be secured at both ends to an object and slung from its center point.

v. bri·dled, bri·dling, bri·dles

v.tr.

1. To put a bridle on.

2. To control or restrain with or as if with a bridle. See Synonyms at restrain.

v.intr.

1. To lift the head and draw in the chin as an expression of scorn or resentment.

2. To show anger or resentment; take offense: bridling at the criticism.

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[Middle English bridel, from Old English brdel.]

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bridler n.

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bridle [ˈbraɪd^əl]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a headgear for a horse, etc., consisting of a series of buckled straps and a metal mouthpiece (bit) by which the animal is controlled through the reins

2. something that curbs or restrains; check

3. (Engineering / General Engineering) a Y-shaped cable, rope, or chain, used for holding, towing, etc

4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Machinery a device by which the motion of a component is limited, often in the form of a linkage or flange

vb

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) to put a bridle on (a horse, mule, etc.)

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (intr) (of a horse) to respond correctly to the pull of the reins

3. (tr) to restrain; curb he bridled his rage

4. (intr; often foll by at) to show anger, scorn, or indignation

[Old English brigdels; related to bregdan to braid¹, Old High German brittil, Middle Low German breidel]

bridler  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bridle - headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control bit - piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" cheekpiece - either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart headgear - stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head headpiece, headstall - the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head noseband, nosepiece - a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose rein - one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
	2.	bridle - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper" curb, check restraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
Verb	1.	bridle - anger or take offense; "She bridled at his suggestion to elope" see red, anger - become angry; "He angers easily"
	2.	bridle - put a bridle on; "bridle horses" snaffle - fit or restrain with a snaffle; "snaffle a horse" constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain - hold back unbridle - remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)
	3.	bridle - respond to the reins, as of horses answer, reply, respond - react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

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bridle

noun

rein, curb, control, check, restraint, trammels She dismounted and took her horse's bridle.

verb

1. get angry, draw (yourself) up, bristle, seethe, see red, be infuriated, rear up, be indignant, be maddened, go crook (Austral. & N.Z. slang), raise your hackles, get your dander up (slang), get your back up He bridled at the shortness of her tone.

2. curb, control, master, govern, moderate, restrain, rein, subdue, repress, constrain, keep in check, check, keep a tight rein on, keep on a string I must learn to bridle my tongue.

Translations

bridle [ˈbraɪdl]

A. N [of horse] → brida f, freno m

B. VT [+ horse] → frenar, detener

C. VI → picarse, ofenderse (at por)

D. CPD bridle path N → camino m de herradura

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bridle [ˈbraɪd^əl]

n → bride f

vt [+ horse] → brider; [+ person] → refréner

vi (literary) → se cabrer
to bridle at sth (= be offended by) → s'indigner de qch
bridle path n → piste f cavalière

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bridle

n (of horse) → Zaum m

vt

horse → aufzäumen

(fig) one’s tongue, emotions → im Zaume halten

vi → sich entrüstet wehren (at gegen)

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bridle [ˈbraɪdl]

1. n → briglia

2. vt → mettere le briglie a, imbrigliare

3. vi (with indignation) → adombrarsi, adontarsi

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bridle [ˈbraɪdl]

1. n → briglia

2. vt → mettere le briglie a, imbrigliare

3. vi (with indignation) → adombrarsi, adontarsi

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bridle

n bridle [ˈbraidl]

the harness on a horse's head to which the reins are attached. toom لِجام الحِصان юзда uzda bidsel; hovedtøj das Zaumzeug χαλινάρι brida valjad لگام؛ عنان suitset bride רֶסֶן लगाम uzda kantár kendali beisli briglia 馬勒 (말의) 굴레 apynasris iemaukti kekang breidel bissel uzda rédea căpăs­tru узда uzda uzda oglav betsel, remtyg บังเหียน yular 馬勒，馬籠頭 вуздечка, повід لگام کا حصہ dây cương ngựa 马勒，缰绳