saddle
/'sædl/
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Definition
Noun:
- A seat for a rider on an animal or vehicle: A supportive structure, typically made of leather, placed on the back of a horse, bicycle, or similar for a person to sit on.
- A low point between two higher points: A ridge or pass in a mountain range that dips between two peaks, resembling the shape of a riding saddle.
- A cut of meat: A portion of meat, especially from lamb, mutton, or venison, that includes part of the backbone and both loins.
- A supporting part or structure: An object or part shaped like a saddle, such as a piece of leather on a shoe or a part of a tool.
Verb:
- To put a saddle on an animal: To fasten a saddle onto the back of a horse or similar animal in preparation for riding.
- To burden someone with a task or responsibility: To impose a duty, obligation, or difficult situation on someone.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The cowboy adjusted his leather saddle before mounting the horse.
- We hiked over the mountain saddle to reach the next valley.
- For dinner, they roasted a saddle of lamb.
- Verb:
- Please saddle the horses; we leave in ten minutes.
- My boss saddled me with the entire project's paperwork.
Advanced Usage
- "In the saddle": In a position of control, authority, or active participation.
- With the new CEO in the saddle, the company's strategy changed rapidly.
- "Saddle up": To prepare for a journey or task, originally by putting a saddle on a horse.
- It's time to saddle up and get to work.
Variants and Related Words
- Saddler (noun): A person who makes, repairs, or sells saddles and other leather goods for horses.
- Saddlery (noun): The materials, tools, or workshop of a saddler; also, saddles and related equipment collectively.
- Unsaddle (verb): To remove a saddle from an animal.
Synonyms
- Noun (seat): Seat.
- Noun (ridge): Pass, col.
- Verb (to burden): Burden, encumber, load, lumber.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Saddle with: To burden someone or something with an unwanted responsibility or problem.
- He was saddled with his brother's debts.
Related Idioms
- Put the saddle on the right/wrong horse: To correctly or incorrectly assign blame or credit.
- By promoting her, the manager put the saddle on the right horse.
Noun
- posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
- a seat for the rider of a bicycle
- a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
- cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
- a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
- a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
Verb
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
- He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
- load or burden; encumber
- he saddled me with that heavy responsibility
- put a saddle on
- saddle the horses