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Definition of 'saddle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) saddle
a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.

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

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

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

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

7.  saddle
the posterior part of the back of poultry.

8.  saddle
a ridge connecting two higher elevations.

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

10. (v.t.) saddle
to put a saddle on.

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

12. (v.i.) saddle
to put a saddle on a horse (often fol. by up).

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

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

15.  saddle
at work; on the job.

Etymology: (bef. 900; (n.) ME sadel, OE sadol; c. OHG satal (G

Definition of 'saddle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) saddle
a seat for the rider of a horse or camel

2. (noun) saddleback, saddle
a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

3. (noun) saddle
cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins

4. (noun) saddle
a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe

5. (noun) bicycle seat, saddle
a seat for the rider of a bicycle

6. (verb) saddle
posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

7. (verb) saddle
put a saddle on
"saddle the horses"

8. (verb) saddle
load or burden; encumber
"he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"

9. (verb) charge, saddle, burden
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

Definition of 'saddle'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) saddle
a seat on a bike or motorcycle
a leather saddle

2. saddle
a leather object used to sit on a horse
She sat proudly in the saddle.

3. (verb) saddle
to put a saddle on a horse

Definition of 'saddle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) saddle
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

2. (noun) saddle
a padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc

3. (noun) saddle
a piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc

4. (noun) saddle
a block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar

5. (noun) saddle
a part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support

6. (noun) saddle
the clitellus of an earthworm

7. (noun) saddle
the threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors

8. (verb) saddle
to put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding

9. (verb) saddle
hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways

Translation of 'saddle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a seat for a rider The bicycle saddle is too high.
Afrikaans: saal	Arabic: سَرْج	Bulgarian: седло
Brazilian: selim	Czech: sedlo	German: der Sattel
Danish: sadel; -sadel	Greek: σέλα	Spanish: (bici) sillín, silla (de
Estonian: sadul	Farsi: زين	Finnish: satula
French: selle	Hebrew: אוּכָּף	Hindi: काठी, जीन, चारजामा पल्याण
Croatian: sedlo	Hungarian: nyereg	Indonesian: pelana
Icelandic: hnakkur, söðull	Italian: sella	Japanese: 鞍, サドル
Korean: 안장	Lithuanian: balnas, sėdynė	Latvian: segli
Malay: tempat duduk	Dutch: zadel	Norwegian: sal; sykkelsete
Polish: siodło	Persian: زين	Pashto: زين، دشاتخته، شمزۍ، زين ك
Portuguese: selim	Romanian: şa	Russian: седло
Slovak: sedlo	Slovenian: sedlo	Serbian: sedište
Swedish: sadel	Thai: อาน	Turkish: eyer
Taiwanese: 馬鞍	Ukrainian: сідло	Urdu: بائیسکل وغیرہ کی گدّی
Vietnamese: yên ngựa, yên xe	Chinese: 马鞍
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