1. (n.)bridle part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usu. of a headstall, bit, and reins.
2. bridle restraint; curb.
3. bridle a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine.
4. bridle a rope or chain secured at both ends to an object, and itself held or lifted by a rope or chain secured at its center.
5. (v.t.)bridle to put a bridle on.
6. bridle to control or hold back; restrain; curb.
7. (v.i.)bridle to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment.
8. bridle to show resentment.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME bridel, OE brīdel for brigdels)
Definition of 'bridle'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)bridle headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
2. (verb)bridle, check, curb the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
3. (verb)bridle anger or take offense "She bridled at his suggestion to elope"
4. (verb)bridle put a bridle on "bridle horses"
5. (verb)bridle respond to the reins, as of horses
Definition of 'bridle'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)bridle the head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages
2. (noun)bridle a restraint; a curb; a check
3. (noun)bridle the piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc
4. (noun)bridle a span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle
5. (noun)bridle a mooring hawser
6. (verb)bridle to put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse
7. (verb)bridle to restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse
8. (verb)bridle to hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up
Definitions of bridle 
Afrikaans: toom
Arabic: لِجام الحِصان
Bulgarian: юзда
Brazilian: rédea
Czech: uzda
German: das Zaumzeug
Danish: bidsel; hovedtøj
Greek: χαλινάρι
Spanish: brida
Estonian: valjad
Farsi: لگام؛ عنان
Finnish: suitset
French: bride
Hebrew: רֶסֶן
Hindi: लगाम
Croatian: uzda
Hungarian: kantár
Indonesian: kendali
Icelandic: beisli
Italian: briglia
Japanese: 馬勒
Korean: (말의) 굴레
Lithuanian: apynasris
Latvian: iemaukti
Malay: kekang
Dutch: breidel
Norwegian: bissel
Polish: uzda
Persian: لگام؛ عنان
Pashto: عنان، لګام
Portuguese: rédea
Romanian: căpăstru
Russian: узда
Slovak: uzda
Slovenian: uzda
Serbian: oglav
Swedish: betsel, remtyg
Thai: บังเหียน
Turkish: yular
Taiwanese: 馬勒，馬籠頭
Ukrainian: вуздечка, повід
Urdu: لگام کا حصہ
Vietnamese: dây cương ngựa
Chinese: 马勒，马笼头，马缰
