saddle

sad·dle  (sdl)

n.

1.

a. A leather seat for a rider, secured on an animal's back by a girth. Also called regionally rig.

b. Similar tack used for attaching a pack to an animal.

c. The padded part of a driving harness fitting over a horse's back.

d. The seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.

e. Something shaped like a saddle.

2.

a. A cut of meat consisting of part of the backbone and both loins.

b. The lower part of a male fowl's back.

3.

a. A saddle-shaped depression in the ridge of a hill.

b. A ridge between two peaks.

v. sad·dled, sad·dling, sad·dles

v.tr.

1. To put a saddle onto.

2. To load or burden; encumber: They were saddled with heavy expenses.

v.intr.

1. To saddle a horse.

2. To get into a saddle.

Idiom:

in the saddle

In control; dominant.

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[Middle English sadel, from Old English sadol; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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saddle

Noun

1. a seat for a rider, usually made of leather, placed on a horse's back and secured under its belly

2. a similar seat on a bicycle, motorcycle, or tractor

3. a cut of meat, esp. mutton, consisting of both loins

4. in the saddle in a position of control

Verb

[-dling, -dled]

1. to put a saddle on (a horse): we saddled up at dawn

2. saddle with to burden with (a responsibility): he was also saddled with debt [Old English sadol, sadul]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camel cantle - the back of a saddle seat English cavalry saddle, English saddle - a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn packsaddle - a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached saddlebow, pommel - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" sidesaddle - a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse stirrup, stirrup iron - support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go stock saddle, Western saddle - an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat
	2.	saddle - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) saddleback mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow"
	3.	saddle - cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
	4.	saddle - a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe piece of leather - a separate part consisting of leather shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
	5.	saddle - a seat for the rider of a bicycle bicycle seat bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
	6.	saddle - posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity back, dorsum - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
Verb	1.	saddle - put a saddle on; "saddle the horses" attach - cause to be attached offsaddle, unsaddle - remove the saddle from; "They unsaddled their mounts"
	2.	saddle - load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility" burden, burthen, weight, weight down - weight down with a load
	3.	saddle - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" burden, charge overburden - burden with too much work or responsibility bear down - exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class" flood out, overwhelm, deluge - charge someone with too many tasks command, require - make someone do something adjure - command solemnly

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saddle

verb burden, load, lumber Brit. (informal) charge, tax, task, encumber

Translations

saddle [ˈsædl] n → silla (de montar); [of cycle] → sillín m

vt [+ horse] → ensillar;

to saddle sb with sth (col) [+ task, bill, name]; cargar a algn con algo [+ responsibility]; gravar a algn con algo;

to be saddled with sth (col) → quedar cargado con algo

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saddle [ˈsædl] n → selle f

vt [+ horse] → seller;

to be saddled with sth (inf) → avoir qch sur les bras

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saddle [ˈsædl] n → Sattel m

vt (horse) → satteln;

to be saddled with sb/sth (inf) → jdn/etw am Hals haben

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saddle [ˈsædl] n → sella

vt [+ horse] → sellare;

to be saddled with sth (col) → avere qc sulle spalle