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sad·dle
(săd′l)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.
Idiom: 1. To saddle a horse.
2. To get into a saddle; mount a horse. Often used with up.
in the saddle
1. Prevailing or in control; dominant: "The crisis [in Russia] came to a head when the American-backed reformers were in the saddle" (Michael R. Gordon).
2. Engaged in an activity, especially a job: back in the saddle after a leave of absence from work.
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saddle
(ˈsædəl)n
1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) 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. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a back pad forming part of the harness of a packhorse
4. anything that resembles a saddle in shape, position, or function
5. (Cookery) a cut of meat, esp mutton, consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
6. (Zoology) the part of a horse or similar animal on which a saddle is placed
7. (Zoology) the part of the back of a domestic chicken that is nearest to the tail
8. (Civil Engineering) 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. (General Engineering) engineering the carriage that slides on the bed of a lathe and supports the slide rest, tool post, or turret
10. (Zoology) the nontechnical name for clitellum
11. (Geological Science) another name for col1
12. (Building) a raised piece of wood or metal for covering a doorsill
13. in the saddle in a position of control
vb
14. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (sometimes foll by up) to put a saddle on (a horse)
15. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (intr) to mount into the saddle
16. (tr) to burden; charge: I didn't ask to be saddled with this job.
[Old English sadol, sædel; related to Old Norse sothull, Old High German satul]
ˈsaddleless adj
ˈsaddle-ˌlike adj
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sad•dle
(ˈsæd l)n., v. -dled, -dling. n.
1. a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
2. a similar seat on a bicycle, tractor, etc.
3. 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. something resembling a saddle in shape, position, or function.
5. the part of the back of an animal where a saddle is placed.
6. a cut of lamb, venison, etc., comprising both loins.
7. the posterior part of the back of poultry.
8. a ridge connecting two higher elevations.
9. a strip of leather, often of a contrasting color, sewn across the instep of a shoe.
10. saddle shoe.
v.t. 11. to put a saddle on.
12. to load or charge, as with a burden or responsibility: saddled with unwanted guests.
v.i. 13. to put a saddle on a horse (often fol. by up).
14. to mount into the saddle (often fol. by up).
Idioms: in the saddle,
a. in a position to direct or control; in command.
b. at work; on the job.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English sadel, Old English sadol; c. Old High German satal (German Sattel), Old Norse sǫthull; (v.) Middle English sad(e)len, Old English sadolian, derivative of the n.]
sad′dle•less, adj.
sad′dle•like`, adj.
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saddle
- apishamore - A blanket used under a saddle.
- col - A saddle between two mountain peaks, from Latin collum, "neck."
- caparison - A cloth or covering spread over the saddle or harness of a horse, often ornamented; this word can also mean "housings, trappings."
- larigos - The rings on a saddle through which the straps pass.
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saddle
Past participle: saddled
Gerund: saddling
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| Noun | 1. |  saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camelcantle - the back of a saddle seat English cavalry saddle, English saddle - a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn packsaddle - a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" sidesaddle - a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse stirrup, stirrup iron - support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go stock saddle, Western saddle - an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat |
| 2. |  saddle - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" | |
| 3. | saddle - cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass | |
| 4. | saddle - a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe piece of leather - a separate part consisting of leather shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material | |
| 5. |  saddle - a seat for the rider of a bicycle seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" | |
| 6. | saddle - posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | |
| Verb | 1. | saddle - put a saddle on; "saddle the horses" attach - cause to be attached |
| 2. | saddle - load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility" | |
| 3. | saddle - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" overburden - burden with too much work or responsibility bear down - exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class" adjure - command solemnly |
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saddle
verb burden, load, lumber (Brit. informal), charge, tax, task, encumber The war saddled the country with huge foreign debt.
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saddle
verb1. To place a burden or heavy load on:
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Translations
سَرْجيُسْرِج
sedloosedlat
sadelsadle
satulasatuloidakuormittaakynnyslautanousta
sedlo
felnyergelnyereg
hnakkur, söîullleggja hnakk á, söîla
サドル
안장
balnasbalnotipabalnoti
apseglotsegliseglot
osedlatisedežsedlo
sadel
อาน
yên
saddle
[ˈsædl]A. N
1. [of bicycle] → silla f; [of horse] → silla f de montar
Red Rum won with Stack in the saddle → ganó Red Rum montado por Stack
to be in the saddle (fig) → estar en el poder
Red Rum won with Stack in the saddle → ganó Red Rum montado por Stack
to be in the saddle (fig) → estar en el poder
2. (Culin) saddle of lamb → cuarto m (trasero) de cordero
3. [of hill] → collado m
B. VT
1. (also saddle up) [+ horse] → ensillar
2. (= lumber) to saddle sb with sth → cargar a algn con algo
now we're saddled with it → ahora tenemos que cargar con ello
to get saddled with sth → tener que cargar con algo
to saddle o.s. with sth → cargar con algo
now we're saddled with it → ahora tenemos que cargar con ello
to get saddled with sth → tener que cargar con algo
to saddle o.s. with sth → cargar con algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
saddle
[ˈsædəl]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
saddle
n (also of hill) → Sattel m; (of meat) → Rücken m; to be in the saddle (lit) → im Sattel sein; (fig) → im Sattel sitzen
vt
horse → satteln
(inf) to saddle somebody/oneself with somebody/something → jdm/sich jdn/etw aufhalsen (inf); to saddle somebody/oneself with responsibilities → jdm/sich Verantwortung aufbürden; to saddle somebody/oneself with doubts → jdn/sich mit Zweifeln belasten; to be/have been saddled with somebody/something → jdn/etw auf dem Hals or am Hals haben (inf); how did I get saddled with him? → wie kommt es (nur), dass ich ihn am Hals habe?
saddle
:saddle-backed
adj hill → sattelförmig; pig, gull → mit sattelförmiger Markierung am Rücken
saddlebag
n → Satteltasche f
saddlecloth
n → Satteldecke f
saddle horse
n → Reitpferd nt
saddle
:saddle shoes
pl (US) Sportschuhe aus hellem Leder mit andersfarbigen Einsatz
saddle soap
n Seife für die Behandlung von Sätteln
saddle sore
n → wund gescheuerte Stelle
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
saddle
[ˈsædl]1. n (of horse, also) (Culin) → sella; (of bicycle) → sellino, sella
in the saddle → in sella
when he was in the saddle (fig) → quando aveva le redini (del potere)
saddle of lamb → sella d'agnello
in the saddle → in sella
when he was in the saddle (fig) → quando aveva le redini (del potere)
saddle of lamb → sella d'agnello
2. vt (horse) (also saddle up) → sellare
to saddle sb with sth (fam) (task, bill, name) → appioppare qc a qn (responsibility) → accollare qc a qn
I got saddled with him again → me lo sono dovuto sorbire di nuovo
to saddle sb with sth (fam) (task, bill, name) → appioppare qc a qn (responsibility) → accollare qc a qn
I got saddled with him again → me lo sono dovuto sorbire di nuovo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
saddle
(ˈsӕdl) noun a seat for a rider. The bicycle saddle is too high.
verb (negative unsaddle) to put a saddle on. He saddled his horse and rode away.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
saddle
→ سَرْج sedlo sadel Sattel σέλα silla de montar satula selle sedlo sella サドル 안장 zadel sal siodło sela седло sadel อาน semer yên 马鞍Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009