saddle

sad·dle

 (săd′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.

4. See cricket⁴.

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; mount a horse. Often used with up.

Idiom:

in the saddle

1. Prevailing or in control; dominant: "The crisis [in Russia] came to a head when the American-backed reformers were in the saddle" (Michael R. Gordon).

2. Engaged in an activity, especially a job: back in the saddle after a leave of absence from work.

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

saddle

(ˈsædəl)

n

1. (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. (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. (Zoology) the part of a horse or similar animal on which a saddle is placed

7. (Zoology) the part of the back of a domestic chicken that is nearest to the tail

8. (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. (General Engineering) engineering the carriage that slides on the bed of a lathe and supports the slide rest, tool post, or turret

10. (Zoology) the nontechnical name for clitellum

11. (Geological Science) another name for col¹

12. (Building) a raised piece of wood or metal for covering a doorsill

13. in the saddle in a position of control

vb

14. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (sometimes foll by up) to put a saddle on (a horse)

15. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (intr) to mount into the saddle

16. (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]

ˈsaddleless adj

ˈsaddle-ˌlike adj

sad•dle

(ˈsæd l)

n., v. -dled, -dling. n.

1. a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.

2. a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc.

3. a part of a harness laid across the back of an animal and girded under the belly, to which the terrets and checkhook are attached.

4. something resembling a saddle in shape, position, or function.

5. the part of the back of an animal where a saddle is placed.

6. a cut of lamb, venison, etc., comprising both loins.

7. the posterior part of the back of poultry.

8. a ridge connecting two higher elevations.

9. a strip of leather, often of a contrasting color, sewn across the instep of a shoe.

10. saddle shoe.

v.t.

11. to put a saddle on.

12. to load or charge, as with a burden or responsibility: saddled with unwanted guests.

v.i.

13. to put a saddle on a horse (often fol. by up).

14. to mount into the saddle (often fol. by up).

Idioms:

in the saddle,

a. in a position to direct or control; in command.

b. at work; on the job.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English sadel, Old English sadol; c. Old High German satal (German Sattel), Old Norse sǫthull; (v.) Middle English sad(e)len, Old English sadolian, derivative of the n.]

sad′dle•less, adj.

sad′dle•like`, adj.

saddle

• apishamore - A blanket used under a saddle.
• col - A saddle between two mountain peaks, from Latin collum, "neck."
• caparison - A cloth or covering spread over the saddle or harness of a horse, often ornamented; this word can also mean "housings, trappings."
• larigos - The rings on a saddle through which the straps pass.

saddle

Past participle: saddled
Gerund: saddling

Imperative

saddle

saddle

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

saddle

verb burden, load, lumber (Brit. informal), charge, tax, task, encumber The war saddled the country with huge foreign debt.

saddle

verb

1. To place a burden or heavy load on:

burden, charge, cumber, encumber, freight, lade, load, tax, weight.

2. To force (another) to accept a burden:

foist, impose, inflict.

Informal: stick.

Translations

سَرْجيُسْرِج

sedloosedlat

sadelsadle

Sattelsatteln

σέλασελώνω

silla de montarsillínaparejaraparejoensillar

satulasatuloidakuormittaakynnyslautanousta

selle

sedlo

felnyergelnyereg

hnakkur, söîullleggja hnakk á, söîla

sellasellarevalicogravaresella d'agnello

サドル

안장

balnasbalnotipabalnoti

apseglotsegliseglot

zadel

salsale oppsykkelsete

siodło

sela

седло

osedlatisedežsedlo

sadel

อาน

eyereyerlemeksemer

yên

马鞍给马加上鞍座

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

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

saddle

[ˈsæd^əl]

n [horse] → selle f
to be in the saddle (lit) (= riding a horse) → être en selle (fig) (= in control) → être aux commandes

vt

[+ horse] → seller

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

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?

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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

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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-sore

adj person → wund geritten; to get saddle → sich wund reiten

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

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

saddle

(ˈsӕdl) noun

a seat for a rider. The bicycle saddle is too high. saal سَرْج седло selim sedlo der Sattel sadel; -sadel σέλαsillín, silla sadul زين satula selleאוכף काठी, जीन, चारजामा पल्याण sedlo nyereg pelana hnakkur, söðull sella 鞍, サドル 안장 balnas, sėdynė segli tempat duduk zadelsal; sykkelsetesiodło زين، دشاتخته، شمزۍ، زين كول، بارول،باراچول selim şa седло sedlo sedlo sedište sadel อาน eyer 馬鞍 сідло بائیسکل وغیرہ کی گدّی yên ngựa, yên xe 马鞍

verb

(negative unsaddle) to put a saddle on. He saddled his horse and rode away. opsaal يُسْرِج оседлавам selar osedlat satteln sadle σελώνωensillar 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 zadelensale opp (o)siodłać زين كول 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

→ سَرْج sedlo sadel Sattel σέλα silla de montar satula selle sedlo sella サドル 안장 zadel sal siodło sela седло sadel อาน semer yên 马鞍