 saddle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a seat for the rider of a horse | |
| Related terms: | seat stock_saddle English_saddle packsaddle sidesaddle stirrup cantle pommel | |
| 2. | [ verb ] load or burden; encumber | |
| Examples: | "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility" |
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| Related terms: | burden | |
| 3. | [ verb ] impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to | |
| Synonyms: | burden charge | |
| Examples: | "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" |
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| Related terms: | command overburden overwhelm adjure bear_down burden | |
| 4. | [ verb ] put a saddle on | |
| Examples: | "saddle the horses" |
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| Related terms: | unsaddle attach | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (clothing) a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe | |
| Related terms: | piece_of_leather shoe | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins | |
| Related terms: | cut | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a seat for the rider of a bicycle | |
| Synonyms: | bicycle_seat | |
| Related terms: | seat cycle bicycle | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (geography) a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) | |
| Synonyms: | saddleback | |
| Related terms: | pass | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (zoology) posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl | |
| Related terms: | body_part back domestic_fowl | |
| Similar spelling: |
swaddle sadly |
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