sad·dle (s d l)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. Idiom: 1. To saddle a horse. 2. To get into a saddle. in the saddle In control; dominant. [Middle English sadel, from Old English sadol; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |
saddle [ˈsædəl]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a seat for a rider, usually made of leather, placed on a horse's back and secured with a girth under the belly
2. a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc., made of leather or steel
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a back pad forming part of the harness of a packhorse
4. anything that resembles a saddle in shape, position, or function
5. (Cookery) a cut of meat, esp mutton, consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the part of a horse or similar animal on which a saddle is placed
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the part of the back of a domestic chicken that is nearest to the tail
8. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Civil engineering a block on top of one of the towers of a suspension bridge that acts as a bearing surface over which the cables or chains pass
9. (Engineering / General Engineering) Engineering the carriage that slides on the bed of a lathe and supports the slide rest, tool post, or turret
10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the nontechnical name for clitellum
11. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) another name for col [1]
12. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a raised piece of wood or metal for covering a doorsill
in the saddle in a position of control
vb
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (sometimes foll by up) to put a saddle on (a horse)
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (intr) to mount into the saddle
3. (tr) to burden; charge I didn't ask to be saddled with this job
[Old English sadol, sædel; related to Old Norse sothull, Old High German satul]
saddleless adj
saddle-like adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camelcantle - 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 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)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 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | saddle - put a saddle on; "saddle the horses" attach - cause to be attached |
| 2. | saddle - load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility" | |
| 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" adjure - command solemnly |
saddle
Translations
saddle [ˈsædl]
A. N
1. [of bicycle] → silla f; [of horse] → silla f de montar
Red Rum won with Stack in the saddle → ganó Red Rum montado por Stack
to be in the saddle (fig) → estar en el poder
Red Rum won with Stack in the saddle → ganó Red Rum montado por Stack
to be in the saddle (fig) → estar en el poder
2. (Culin) saddle of lamb → cuarto m (trasero)de cordero
3. [of hill] → collado m
B. VT
1. (also saddle up) [+ horse] → ensillar
2. (= lumber) to saddle sb with sth → cargar a algn con algo
now we're saddled with it → ahora tenemos que cargar con ello
to get saddled with sth → tener que cargar con algo
to saddle o.s. with sth → cargar con algo
now we're saddled with it → ahora tenemos que cargar con ello
to get saddled with sth → tener que cargar con algo
to saddle o.s. with sth → cargar con algo
saddle [ˈsædəl]
saddle
saddle:
saddle:
n (also of hill) → Sattel m; (of meat) → Rücken m; to be in the saddle (lit) → im Sattel sein; (fig) → im Sattel sitzen
vt
horse → satteln
(inf) to saddle somebody/oneself with somebody/something → jdm/sich jdn/etw aufhalsen (inf); to saddle somebody/oneself with responsibilities → jdm/sich Verantwortung aufbürden; to saddle somebody/oneself with doubts → jdn/sich mit Zweifeln belasten; to be/have been saddled with somebody/something → jdn/etw auf dem Hals or am Hals haben (inf); how did I get saddled with him? → wie kommt es (nur), dass ich ihn am Hals habe?
saddle:
saddle-backed
adj hill → sattelförmig; pig, gull → mit sattelförmiger Markierung am Rücken
saddlebag
n → Satteltasche f
saddlecloth
n → Satteldecke f
saddle horse
n → Reitpferd nt
saddle:
saddle shoes
pl (US) Sportschuhe aus hellem Leder mit andersfarbigen Einsatz
saddle soap
n Seife für die Behandlung von Sätteln
saddle sore
n → wund gescheuerte Stelle
saddle [ˈsædl]
saddle [ˈsædl]
1. n (of horse, also) (Culin) → sella; (of bicycle) → sellino, sella
in the saddle → in sella
when he was in the saddle (fig) → quando aveva le redini (del potere)
saddle of lamb → sella d'agnello
in the saddle → in sella
when he was in the saddle (fig) → quando aveva le redini (del potere)
saddle of lamb → sella d'agnello
2. vt (horse) (also saddle up) → sellare
to saddle sb with sth (fam) (task, bill, name) → appioppare qc a qn (responsibility) → accollare qc a qn
I got saddled with him again → me lo sono dovuto sorbire di nuovo
to saddle sb with sth (fam) (task, bill, name) → appioppare qc a qn (responsibility) → accollare qc a qn
I got saddled with him again → me lo sono dovuto sorbire di nuovo
saddle [ˈsædl]
1. n (of horse, also) (Culin) → sella; (of bicycle) → sellino, sella
in the saddle → in sella
when he was in the saddle (fig) → quando aveva le redini (del potere)
saddle of lamb → sella d'agnello
in the saddle → in sella
when he was in the saddle (fig) → quando aveva le redini (del potere)
saddle of lamb → sella d'agnello
2. vt (horse) (also saddle up) → sellare
to saddle sb with sth (fam) (task, bill, name) → appioppare qc a qn (responsibility) → accollare qc a qn
I got saddled with him again → me lo sono dovuto sorbire di nuovo
to saddle sb with sth (fam) (task, bill, name) → appioppare qc a qn (responsibility) → accollare qc a qn
I got saddled with him again → me lo sono dovuto sorbire di nuovo
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 馬鞍 сідло بائیسکل وغیرہ کی گدّی yên ngựa, yên xe 鞍座
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 안장을 놓다 (pa)balnoti []seglot membubuh pelana zadelen sale opp (o)siodłać selar a înşeua седлать osedlať osedlati osedlati sadla ผูกอาน eyerlemek 加上馬鞍 сідлати; сідати в сідло زین کسنا thắng yên ngựa 给（马）加上鞍座
saddle → سرج sedlo sadel Sattel σέλα silla de montar satula selle sedlo sella サドル 안장 zadel sal siodło sela седло sadel อาน semer yên ngựa 马鞍
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