|
|
bri·dle
 bridle
|
|
- pronunciation:
- braI
d
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the part of a horse harness that includes the bit and reins and is used to guide or control.
She put the bridle on the horse and led him out of the barn.- synonyms:
- hackamore
- similar words:
- bit, halter, harness, headgear, headstall, snaffle
|
| definition 2: |
anything that serves to restrain or guide.
He's always putting a bridle on our fun.- synonyms:
- bit, check, curb, restraint
- similar words:
- leash, limit, muzzle, trammel
|
| related words: |
control |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bridles, bridling, bridled |
| definition 1: |
to fit a bridle onto.
If you're going to learn to ride, you also have to learn to saddle and bridle your horse.- synonyms:
- harness
- similar words:
- snaffle
|
| definition 2: |
to restrain or put limits on.
We couldn't bridle our excitement.- synonyms:
- control, curb, repress, restrain, suppress
- antonyms:
- vent
- similar words:
- constrain, govern, harness, inhibit, leash, muzzle, restrict, subdue, tame
|
| related words: |
bit, circumscribe, control, master, rein, withhold |
|
|
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to react with anger; take offense.
He bridled at his mother's suggestion that he give up his art work and get an office job.She bridled at her colleague's personal attack.- synonyms:
- bristle
- similar words:
- flinch, recoil, take exception
|
|
|
|
|