Saddle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) (syn: saddleback)
- cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
- a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
- a seat for the rider of a bicycle
- posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
verb
Extra examples
...the next day's hike was a stiff climb out of the saddle where they had camped for the night...
He saddled his horse and mounted it.
...to the social worker it seemed as though her supervisor had once again saddled her with a truly hopeless case...
When all the riders have saddled up, we can set off.
They saddled a gentle pony for the child.
I got saddled with three of the neighbours' children for the whole afternoon.
Don't try to saddle your dirty work on me!
The rider cinched the saddle.
...you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse...
...the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather...
The loose saddle galled the horse's back.
We did six or eight hours in the saddle every day.
He always has to be in the saddle, controlling everything.
The horse shied, throwing Darrel from his saddle.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: saddle
he/she/it: saddles
present participle: saddling
past tense: saddled
past participle: saddled
singular: saddle
plural: saddles
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