Definitions for bridle
ˈbraɪd lbri·dle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. bridlenoun

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

2. bridle, check, curbverb

   the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

   "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

3. bridleverb

   anger or take offense

   "She bridled at his suggestion to elope"

4. bridleverb

   put a bridle on

   "bridle horses"

5. bridleverb

   respond to the reins, as of horses

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. bridlenoun

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

2. 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.

3. bridleverb

   To put a bridle on.

4. bridleverb

   To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.

5. bridleverb

   To show hostility or resentment.

   Immigrant-rights and religious organizations at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives.

6. Etymology: From bridel, from brigdilaz

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRIDLEnoun

   Etymology: bride, Fr.

   1. The headstall and reins by which a horse is restrained and governed.

   Creeping and crying, till they seiz’d at last
   His courser’s bridle, and his feet embrac’d. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. A restraint; a curb; a check.

   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.

2. To Bridleverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To restrain, or guide by a bridle.

   I bridle in my struggling muse with pain,
   That longs to launch into a bolder strain. Addison.

   2. To put a bridle on any thing.

   The queen of beauty stop’d her bridled doves;
   Approv’d the little labour of the Loves. Matthew Prior.

   3. To restrain; to govern.

   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.

3. To Bridleverb

   To hold up the head.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bridlenoun

   the head gear with which a horse is governed and restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages

2. Bridlenoun

   a restraint; a curb; a check

3. Bridlenoun

   the piece in the interior of a gun lock, which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc

4. 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

5. Bridlenoun

   a mooring hawser

6. Bridleverb

   to put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to bridle a horse

7. 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

8. 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

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bridle

   See MOORING-BRIDLE and BOWLINE-BRIDLE.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. 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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Anger
   • Answer
   • Headgear
   • Restrain

How to pronounce bridle?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say bridle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bridle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bridle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of bridle in a Sentence

1. Adolf Hitler.But King:

   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.

2. Danish proverb:

   If three people say you are an ass, put on a bridle.

3. Michel de Montaigne:

   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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