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saddle
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.saddlesaddle - 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.saddlesaddle - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
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.saddlesaddle - a seat for the rider of a bicycle    
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"
Verb1.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"
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

saddle
verb burden, load, lumber Brit. (informal) charge, tax, task, encumber
Translations
saddle [ˈsædl] nsilla (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

saddle [ˈsædl] nselle f
vt [+ horse] → seller;
to be saddled with sth (inf) → avoir qch sur les bras

saddle [ˈsædl] nSattel m
vt (horse) → satteln;
to be saddled with sb/sth (inf) → jdn/etw am Hals haben

saddle [ˈsædl] nsella
vt [+ horse] → sellare;
to be saddled with sth (col) → avere qc sulle spalle

saddle
n saddle [ˈsӕdl]
a seat for a rider The bicycle saddle is too high. saal سَرْج седло sedlo sadel; -sadel der Sattel σέλα (bici) sillín, silla (de montar) sadul زين satula selle אוּכָּף काठी, जीन, चारजामा पल्याण sedlo nyereg pelana hnakkur, söðull sella 鞍, サドル 안장 balnas, sėdynė segli tempat duduk zadel sal; sykkelsete siodło selim şa седло sedlo sedlo sedište sadel อาน eyer 鞍座 сідло بائیسکل وغیرہ کی گدّی yên ngựa, yên xe
v
(negativeunsaddle) to put a saddle on He saddled his horse and rode away. opsaal يُسْرِج оседлавам osedlat sadle satteln σελώνω ensillar saduldama اسب را زين كردن satuloida seller לָשׂים אוּכָף עַל- जीन बांधना osedlati memasang pelana leggja hnakk á, söðla sellare 鞍をつける (말 등에) 안장을 얹다 (pa)balnoti []seglot membubuh pelana zadelen sale opp (o)siodłać selar a înşeua седлать osedlať osedlati osedlati sadla ผูกอาน eyerlemek 給(馬)加上鞍座 сідлати; сідати в сідло زین کسنا thắng yên ngựa 加上


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