What does bridle mean?
Definitions for bridle
ˈbraɪd lbri·dle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word bridle.
Princeton's WordNet
bridlenoun
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
bridle, check, curbverb
the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
"his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
bridleverb
anger or take offense
"She bridled at his suggestion to elope"
bridleverb
put a bridle on
"bridle horses"
bridleverb
respond to the reins, as of horses
Wiktionary
bridlenoun
The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
bridlenoun
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.
bridleverb
To put a bridle on.
bridleverb
To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
bridleverb
To show hostility or resentment.
Immigrant-rights and religious organizations at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives.
Etymology: From bridel, from brigdilaz
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BRIDLEnoun
Etymology: bride, Fr.
Creeping and crying, till they seiz’d at last
His courser’s bridle, and his feet embrac’d. John Dryden, Fables.The king resolved to put that place, which some men fancied to be a bridle upon the city, into the hands of such a man as he might rely upon. Edward Hyde.
A bright genius often betrays itself into many errours, without a continual bridle on the tongue. Isaac Watts.
To Bridleverb
Etymology: from the noun.
I bridle in my struggling muse with pain,
That longs to launch into a bolder strain. Addison.The queen of beauty stop’d her bridled doves;
Approv’d the little labour of the Loves. Matthew Prior.The disposition of these things is committed to them, whom law may at all times bridle, and superiour power controul. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 9.
With a strong, and yet a gentle hand,
You bridle faction, and our hearts command. Edmund Waller.To Bridleverb
To hold up the head.
Wikipedia
Bridle
A bridle is a piece of equipment used to direct a horse. As defined in the Oxford English Dictionary, the "bridle" includes both the headstall that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit. Headgear without a bit that uses a noseband to control a horse is called a hackamore, or, in some areas, a bitless bridle. There are many different designs with many different name variations, but all use a noseband that is designed to exert pressure on sensitive areas of the animal's face to provide direction and control.
Webster Dictionary
Bridlenoun
the head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages
Bridlenoun
a restraint; a curb; a check
Bridlenoun
the piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc
Bridlenoun
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
Bridlenoun
a mooring hawser
Bridleverb
to put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse
Bridleverb
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
Bridleverb
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
Freebase
Bridle
A bridle is a piece of equipment used to direct a horse. As defined in the Oxford English Dictionary, the "bridle" includes both the headstall that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit. Headgear without a bit that uses a noseband to control a horse is called a hackamore, or, in some areas, a bitless bridle. There are many different designs with many different name variations, but all use a noseband that is designed to exert pressure on sensitive areas of the animal's face to provide direction and control.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bridle
brī′-dl, n. the apparatus on a horse's head, by which it is controlled: any curb or restraint: a gesture expressing pride or vanity.—v.t. to put on or manage by a bridle: to check or restrain.—v.i. to hold up the head proudly or affectedly.—ns. Brī′dle-hand, the hand which holds the bridle in riding—the left hand; Brī′dle-path, a path or way for horsemen; Brī′dler, one who governs or restrains as by a bridle; Bri′dle-rein, the strap of a bridle.—To bridle up (at something), to take something amiss. [A.S. brídel; Old High Ger. brittel.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bridle
See MOORING-BRIDLE and BOWLINE-BRIDLE.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
bridle
An instrument with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a head-stall, a bit and reins, with other appendages, according to its particular form and uses.
bridle
In gunnery, the piece in the interior of a gun-lock, which covers and holds in place the tumbler and sear, being itself held by the screws on which they turn.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BRIDLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bridle is ranked #102197 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bridle surname appeared 176 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bridle.
92.6% or 163 total occurrences were White.
3.4% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
3.4% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bridle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bridle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of bridle in a Sentence
It's unjust to simply put a politically correct bridle on someone and say,' You've got to do a background check on everybody that ever tweets something out before you can ever agree with a single sentence that they might put out,' and by the way I didn't even know it was his message. I thought it was a Breitbart message.
If three people say you are an ass, put on a bridle.
So it is with minds. Unless you keep them busy with some definite subject that will bridle and control them, they throw themselves in disorder hither and yon in the vague field of imagination. ..And there is no mad or idle fancy that they do no bring forth in the agitation.
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Translations for bridle
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- لجامArabic
- вуздэчкаBelarusian
- юздаBulgarian
- bridaCatalan, Valencian
- uzdaCzech
- ZaumzeugGerman
- χαλινάριGreek
- bridoEsperanto
- bridaSpanish
- لگامPersian
- suitsetFinnish
- refréner, bride, être susceptible, réagir de manière piquée, briderFrench
- srianScottish Gaelic
- kantárHungarian
- սանձահարել, սանձArmenian
- bridagar, bridoIdo
- brigliaItalian
- 手綱Japanese
- აღვირიGeorgian
- frēnumLatin
- paraireMāori
- уздаMacedonian
- zich vijandig opstellen, in bedwang houden, intomen, breidelen, gepikeerd reageren, hoofdstelDutch
- hodelag, bisselNorwegian
- uzda, tranzelka, żachnąć się, ogłowiePolish
- bridaPortuguese
- frâuRomanian
- узда, уздечкаRussian
- frenuSardinian
- uzde, уздеSerbo-Croatian
- uzdaSlovak
- uzdaSlovene
- freAlbanian
- betslaSwedish
- gemlemekTurkish
- вуздечкаUkrainian
- 轡Chinese
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