Meaning

6 senses
  1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.

    Zaumzeug, Zaum

    узда́uzdá, узде́чкаuzdéčka

    вузде́чкаvuzdéčka

    headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control

  2. (figuratively)A restraint; a curb; a check.

  3. A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.

  4. A mooring hawser.

  5. A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.

  6. A gesture expressing pride or vanity.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom saddled and bridled the horse.

    deTom sattelte und zäumte das Pferd. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom bridled the horse.

    deTom zäumte das Pferd. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He kept his tongue under a bridle.

    ruОн держал свой язык в узде. — shanghainese

  4. Booted and saddled and bridled rode he.

  5. The stableboy held the horse's bridle firmly.

    deDer Stalljunge hielt das Pferd fest im Zaum. — Yorwba

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
headgear for horse:
Deutsch
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headgear for horse:

Origin

From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, fr

From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.

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Forms

plural: bridles
Singularbridle
Pluralbridles

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess:checkcurb

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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