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    bridle
    /ˈbrʌɪdl/

    noun

    • 1. the headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled straps to which a bit and reins are attached: "grooms came at once to take the bridles"

    verb

    • 1. put a bridle on (a horse): "five horses, saddled and bridled, were tied by the reins to branches of trees"
    • 2. show one's resentment or anger, especially by throwing up one's head and drawing in one's chin: "she bridled at his tone" Similar bristlebe/become indignanttake offencetake umbrage

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBRIDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BRIDLE definition: 1. a set of leather straps that are put around a horse's head to allow its rider to control it 2…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBRIDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. 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. 2. something that curbs or restrains; check. 3. a Y-shaped cable, rope, or chain, used for holding, towing, etc. 4. machinery.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bridleBridle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BRIDLE is the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit and reins. How to use bridle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bridle.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBRIDLE definition in American English | Collins English ...

    noun. 1. a head harness for guiding a horse: it consists of headstall, bit, and reins. 2. anything resembling a horse's bridle. 3. anything that controls or restrains. 4. frenum. 5. a connecting metal strip for limiting motion in machinery. 6. Nautical.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBRIDLE - All you need to know about it - Collins Online ...

    A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it. [...]

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bridleBridle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess. “his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper” synonyms: check, curb. see more. verb. put a bridle on. “ bridle horses” see more. verb. respond to the reins, as of horses. see more. verb. anger or take offense. “She bridled at his suggestion to elope” see more. Cite this entry.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › bridleBRIDLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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. Synonyms: check, governor. Machinery. a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBRIDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BRIDLE meaning: 1. a set of leather straps that are put around a horse's head to allow its rider to control it 2…. Learn more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › bridleBridle - definition of bridle by The Free Dictionary

    1. A harness, consisting of a headstall, bit, and reins, fitted about a horse's head and used to restrain or guide the animal. 2. A curb or check: put a bridle on spending. 3. Nautical A span of chain, wire, or rope that can be secured at both ends to an object and slung from its center point. v. bri·dled, bri·dling, bri·dles. v.tr. 1.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBRIDLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    BRIDLE definition: a set of straps that you put on a horse's head to control it. Learn more.