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bridle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹaɪdəl/

Etymology

From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.

Meanings

  1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
    • […] the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use 1961, J. A. Philip, “Mimesis in the Sophistês”, in Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association, 92, p. 457:
  2. (figuratively) A restraint; a curb; a check.
    • Let wisdom put a bridle on them before they are grown head-strong and unruly 1729, Isaac Watts, The Doctrine of the Passions explain'd and improv'd:
  3. A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
  4. A mooring hawser.
  5. A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
  6. A gesture expressing pride or vanity.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bridles Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bridlewise · bridleless · bridle-path · bridlepath · bridle wrist · witch's bridle · bridle gate · bridle path · scold's bridle · bridle trail · bridler · draw bridle · bridle iron · bridleway · bridlelike · whim-wham for a goose's bridle · wigwam for a goose's bridle · double bridle

Translations (136)

bg юзда́ (headgear for horse) · kmr dizgîn (headgear for horse) · el χαλινάρι (headgear for horse) · cmn 轡頭 /辔头 (headgear for horse) · fa لگام (headgear for horse) · la aurea (headgear for horse) · mt lġiem (headgear for horse) · ro frâu (headgear for horse) · tg инон (headgear for horse) · de Zaum (headgear for horse) · grc ἀμπυκτήρ (headgear for horse) · id kekang (headgear for horse) · tr oyan (headgear for horse) · vi cương ngựa (headgear for horse) · cmn 馬籠頭 /马笼头 (headgear for horse) · az yüyən (headgear for horse) · tr dizgin (headgear for horse) · hu kantár (headgear for horse) · pa ਲਗਾਮ (headgear for horse) · ar صُرْع (headgear for horse) · fa لجام (headgear for horse) · cu оузда (headgear for horse) · th ขลุม (headgear for horse) · es brida (headgear for horse) · be вуздэ́чка (headgear for horse) · te కళ్లెము (headgear for horse) · la frēnum (headgear for horse) · sh uzde (headgear for horse) · fa عنان (headgear for horse) · sc frenu (headgear for horse) · fi suitset (headgear for horse) · km បង្ហៀរ (headgear for horse) · grc ἡνίᾱ (headgear for horse) · ka აღვირი (headgear for horse) · cy ffrwyn (headgear for horse) · ug يۈگەن (headgear for horse) · cmn 轡 /辔 (headgear for horse) · tk jylaw (headgear for horse) · ba йүгән (headgear for horse) · sl uzda (headgear for horse) · de Zaumzeug (headgear for horse) · vi cương (headgear for horse) · mn ᠬᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠷ (headgear for horse) · ckb لْغاو (headgear for horse) · lt kamanos (headgear for horse) · ms kekang (headgear for horse) · pl ogłowie (headgear for horse) · sah үүн (headgear for horse) · orv узда (headgear for horse) · grc χαλινός (headgear for horse) · sq fre (headgear for horse) · cim brittel (headgear for horse) · sk uzda (headgear for horse) · ota اویان (headgear for horse) · az cilov (headgear for horse) · lo ໃຫຍ້ (headgear for horse) · nl hoofdstel (headgear for horse) · ky жүгөн (headgear for horse) · gl brida (headgear for horse) · sh узде (headgear for horse) · nrf bridot (headgear for horse) · fo boksl (headgear for horse) · kmr lixav (headgear for horse) · ur لَگام (headgear for horse) · eo brido (headgear for horse) · fur brene (headgear for horse) · alt ӱйген (headgear for horse) · sv betsel (headgear for horse) · mk узда (headgear for horse) · kmr liwan (headgear for horse) · rup frãn (headgear for horse) · mnc ᡥᠠᡩᠠᠯᠠ (headgear for horse) · ko 고삐 (headgear for horse) · ota لكام (headgear for horse) · ast brides (headgear for horse) · uk вузде́чка (headgear for horse) · lo ແຄ່ມ (headgear for horse) · nb bissel (headgear for horse) · ml കടിഞ്ഞാൺ (headgear for horse) · tt йөгән (headgear for horse) · ko 굴레 (headgear for horse) · tg ҷилав (headgear for horse) · ang brīdel (headgear for horse) · am ልጓም (headgear for horse) · sdh لْغاو (headgear for horse) · dlm braina (headgear for horse) · ro hăț (headgear for horse) · io brido (headgear for horse) · gu લગામ (headgear for horse) · mi paraehe (headgear for horse) · gl freo (headgear for horse) · ja 手綱 (headgear for horse) · pt brida (headgear for horse) · hi लगाम (headgear for horse) · sq gjem (headgear for horse) · alt ӱгӧн (headgear for horse) · mn хазаар (headgear for horse) · tg лаҷом (headgear for horse) · my ဇက်ခွံ့ (headgear for horse) · pl uzda (headgear for horse) · ru узда́ (headgear for horse) · nn beisel (headgear for horse) · ka ლაგამი (headgear for horse) · ti ልጓም (headgear for horse) · mi paraire (headgear for horse) · hy սանձ (headgear for horse) · wym caum (headgear for horse) · ar لِجَام (headgear for horse) · cv йӗвен (headgear for horse) · sw hatamu (headgear for horse) · nl toom (headgear for horse) · bn লাগাম (headgear for horse) · gd srian (headgear for horse) · ca brida (headgear for horse) · uz jugan (headgear for horse) · cs uzda (headgear for horse) · ug تىزگىن (headgear for horse) · kk жүген (headgear for horse) · arz لجام (headgear for horse) · th บังเหียน (headgear for horse) · da bidsel (headgear for horse) · it briglia (headgear for horse) · nn hovudlag (headgear for horse) · ga srian (headgear for horse) · is beisli (headgear for horse) · tr yular (headgear for horse) · ps لگام (headgear for horse) · ru узде́чка (headgear for horse) · nb hodelag (headgear for horse) · et valjad (headgear for horse) · he רֶסֶן (headgear for horse) · uz yugan (headgear for horse) · rup fãrnu (headgear for horse) · ar عِنَان (headgear for horse) · fr bride (headgear for horse) · lv iemaukti (headgear for horse)

wikidata: Q148558

bridle en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹaɪdəl/

Etymology

From Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz (“strap, rein”), equivalent to braid + -le.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To put a bridle on.
    • He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. 1835, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay:
  2. (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
    • Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation. 1795–1797, Edmund Burke, “(please specify |letter=1 to 4)”, in [Letters on a Regicide Peace], London: [Rivington]:
  3. (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.
    • Immigrant-rights and religious organizations bridled at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives. (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)
  4. (intransitive) To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bridling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bridled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bridled Tense=Past lexicographic
bridles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

bridle up · unbridle

Synonyms

restrain

Translations (56)

ro înfrâna (to check, restrain) · hy սանձահարել (to put a bridle on) · bg обуздавам (to check, restrain) · fr être susceptible (to show hostility) · fi suitsia (to put a bridle on) · de sich abweisend verhalten (to show hostility) · es embridar (to put a bridle on) · nl breidelen (to put a bridle on) · nl intomen (to check, restrain) · gl embridar (to put a bridle on) · mi paraire (to put a bridle on) · nl gepikeerd reageren (to show hostility) · cy ffrwyno (to check, restrain) · de Zaumzeug anlegen (to put a bridle on) · de abweisend reagieren (to show hostility) · fr brider (to check, restrain) · nl in bedwang houden (to check, restrain) · fr réagir de manière piquée (to show hostility) · ru взнузда́ть (to put a bridle on) · ru усмиря́ть (to check, restrain) · cs nauzdit (to put a bridle on) · it imbrigliare (to put a bridle on) · pl kiełznać (to put a bridle on) · ru обу́здывать (to check, restrain) · ru обузда́ть (to check, restrain) · gl enfrear (to put a bridle on) · nl zich vijandig opstellen (to show hostility) · ru укроща́ть (to check, restrain) · pl żachnąć się (to show hostility) · ru усмири́ть (to check, restrain) · cy ffrwyno (to put a bridle on) · de aufzäumen (to put a bridle on) · tr gemlemek (to put a bridle on) · de feindselig reagieren (to show hostility) · fi vastustaa (to show hostility) · sh obuzdati (to show hostility) · sv betsla (to put a bridle on) · rup nfãrnu (to check, restrain) · de zügeln (to check, restrain) · az yüyənləmək (to put a bridle on) · hy սանձահարել (to check, restrain) · tr oyanlamak (to put a bridle on) · fr refréner (to check, restrain) · io bridagar (to put a bridle on) · ru взну́здывать (to put a bridle on) · ru сде́рживать (to check, restrain) · ru укроти́ть (to check, restrain) · sk zauzďovať (to put a bridle on) · de in Zaum halten (to check, restrain) · fr brider (to put a bridle on) · ru сдержа́ть (to check, restrain) · ota اویانلامق (to put a bridle on) · fi suitsia (to check, restrain) · sh zauzdati (to put a bridle on) · grc χαλινόω (to put a bridle on) · sk zauzdiť (to put a bridle on)