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Saddle

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Noun

1. saddle

a seat for the rider of a horse or camel

2. saddle, saddleback

a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

3. saddle

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

4. saddle

a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe

5. bicycle seat, saddle

a seat for the rider of a bicycle

6. saddle

posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

Verb

7. saddle

put a saddle on

Example Sentences:
'saddle the horses'

8. saddle

load or burden; encumber

Example Sentences:
'he saddled me with that heavy responsibility'

9. burden, charge, saddle

impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

Example Sentences:
'He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Saddle

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noun
1. 
a seat for a rider, usually made of leather, placed on a horse's back and secured with a girth under the belly
2. 
a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc, made of leather or steel
3. 
a back pad forming part of the harness of a packhorse
4. 
anything that resembles a saddle in shape, position, or function
5. 
a cut of meat, esp mutton, consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
6. 
the part of a horse or similar animal on which a saddle is placed
7. 
the part of the back of a domestic chicken that is nearest to the tail
8. civil engineering
a block on top of one of the towers of a suspension bridge that acts as a bearing surface over which the cables or chains pass
9. engineering
the carriage that slides on the bed of a lathe and supports the slide rest, tool post, or turret
10.  the nontechnical name for clitellum
11.  another name for col (sense 1)
12. 
a raised piece of wood or metal for covering a doorsill
13.  in the saddle
verb
14. (sometimes foll by up)
to put a saddle on (a horse)
15. (intransitive)
to mount into the saddle
16. (transitive)
to burden; charge
I didn't ask to be saddled with this job

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Saddle

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noun
1. 
a seat for a rider on a horse, bicycle, etc., usually padded and of leather, and generally straddled in riding
2. 
a padded part of a harness worn over a horse's back to hold the shafts
3. 
the part of an animal's back where a saddle is placed
4. 
anything suggesting a saddle, as in form, placement, etc.
5. 
a ridge between two peaks or summits
6. 
a. 
a cut of lamb, venison, etc., including part of the backbone and the two loins
b. 
the rear part of the back of a fowl
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsaddled or ˈsaddling
7. 
to put a saddle upon
8. 
to load or encumber, as with a burden
9. 
to impose as a burden, obligation, etc.
verb intransitive
10. 
to put a saddle on a horse and mount it
often with up

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Saddle

see synonyms of saddle
n.
1.
a. A leather seat for a rider, secured on an animal's back by a girth. Also called regionally rig.
b. Similar tack used for attaching a pack to an animal.
c. The padded part of a driving harness fitting over a horse's back.
d. The seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.
e. Something shaped like a saddle.
2.
a. A cut of meat consisting of part of the backbone and both loins.
b. The lower part of a male fowl's back.
3.
a. A saddle-shaped depression in the ridge of a hill.
b. A ridge between two peaks.
4. See cricket4.
v. sad·dled, sad·dling, sad·dles
v.tr.
1. To put a saddle onto.
2. To load or burden; encumber: They were saddled with heavy expenses.
v.intr.
1. To saddle a horse.
2. To get into a saddle; mount a horse. Often used with up.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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