saddle
saddled; saddles; saddling
A saddle is a leather seat for horseback riders. If you saddle something, you either put a saddle on it or you burden it with something else. If you buy an expensive saddle for example. you may be saddled (or burdened) with debt.
A saddle makes a horse's rider more comfortable and secure — and if you ever ride a camel, you'll also sit on a saddle. As a verb, to saddle means "to put a saddle on an animal," although it also has the figurative meaning of "to burden." Your excessive spending might saddle you with debt, or your position as the oldest of eight siblings could saddle you with too much responsibility.
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a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
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English cavalry saddle, English saddle
a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn
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packsaddle
a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
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sidesaddle
a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse
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Western saddle, stock saddle
an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat
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seat
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
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a seat for the rider of a bicycle
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bicycle seat
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seat
any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
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seat
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a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
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piece of leather
a separate part consisting of leather
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piece of leather
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cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
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cut, cut of meat
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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cut, cut of meat
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posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
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body part
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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body part
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a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
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saddleback
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mountain pass, notch, pass
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
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mountain pass, notch, pass
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put a saddle on
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load or burden; encumber“he saddled me with that heavy responsibility”
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burden, burthen, weight, weight down
weight down with a load
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burden, burthen, weight, weight down
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impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
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overburden
burden with too much work or responsibility
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bear down
exert a force or cause a strain upon
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deluge, flood out, overwhelm
charge someone with too many tasks
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adjure
command solemnly
Vocabulary lists containing saddle
This list covers "Half a Day," Change, and Annie John.
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