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[ brahyd -l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbraɪd l / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
anything that restrains or curbs: His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper.
Machinery . a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine.
Nautical . a rope or chain secured at both ends to an object to be held, lifted, or towed, and itself held or lifted by a rope or chain secured at its center.
a raising up of the head, as in disdain.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), bri·dled, bri·dling. to put a bridle on.
to control or hold back; restrain; curb.
verb (used without object), bri·dled, bri·dling. to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment.
Origin of bridle before 900; Middle English bridel, Old English brīdel for brigdels, equivalent to brigd- (variant stem of bregdan to braid) + -els noun suffix; akin to Dutch breidel, Old High German brittel
SYNONYMS FOR bridle 2 governor.
2, 7 check.
7 govern, constrain, inhibit, restrict, limit.
8 bristle.
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OTHER WORDS FROM bridle bri·dle·less, adjective bridler, noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bridle bridal, bridle Words nearby bridle bridging shot, Bridgman, bridgmanite, Bridgwater, Bridie, bridle , bridle hand, bridle joint, bridle path, bridle suture, bridlewise
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Example sentences from the Web for bridle Israelis may bridle at the vision of a Palestinian state which looks like militias riding in on Jeeps and firing-off rifles.
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The retelling developed quite a following, Bridle not included.
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The Gaucho, now holding fast the bridle fixed to the lower jaw, leads the horse outside the corral.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World | Charles Darwin
Mine cost me only 135 dollars with the bridle and saddle, and that I am told is 18 dollars too much.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume X | Various
I rush'd to Molly, caught her bridle , and leap'd on her back.
The Splendid Spur | Arthur T. Quiller Couch
Her eyes drooped, and she nervously twisted the bridle reins.
The Mysterious Rider | Zane Grey
Jardine held the stirrup, she seized the bridle , set her mouth and started the horse.
Northwest! | Harold Bindloss
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British Dictionary definitions for bridle noun a headgear for a horse, etc, consisting of a series of buckled straps and a metal mouthpiece (bit) by which the animal is controlled through the reins
something that curbs or restrains; check
a Y-shaped cable, rope, or chain, used for holding, towing, etc
machinery a device by which the motion of a component is limited, often in the form of a linkage or flange
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (tr) to put a bridle on (a horse, mule, etc)
(intr) (of a horse) to respond correctly to the pull of the reins
(tr) to restrain; curb he bridled his rage
(intr often foll by at ) to show anger, scorn, or indignation
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Derived forms of bridle bridler , noun Word Origin for bridle Old English brigdels ; related to bregdan to braid 1 , Old High German brittil , Middle Low German breidel
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Words related to bridle control, deterrent, leash, curb, restraint, rein, check, headstall, halter, hackamore, trammels, inhibit, subdue, withhold, suppress, govern, rule, repress, restrain, master