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saddle
('s/&/d/-/l )

noun (n)

  • a seat for the rider of a horse or camel(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    saddleback
    source: wordnet30
  • cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a seat for the rider of a bicycle(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    bicycle seat
    source: wordnet30
  • posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A ridge connected two higher elevations; a low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put a saddle on(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Saddle the horses.
    Antonym:
    offsaddle, unsaddle
    source: wordnet30
  • load or burden; encumber(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He saddled me with that heavy responsibility.
    source: wordnet30
  • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    burden, charge
    source: wordnet30
  • To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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