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   Bri·dle

   /ˈbrīd(ə)l/

   

   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"
   • ▪ a line, rope, or device that is used to restrain or control the action or movement of something.
   • ▪ a length of rope, chain, or cable fastened at both ends to an object that is to be secured or moved or to a vessel that is to do the towing, a pull being exerted at the center of its length.

   verb

   • 1. put a bridle on (a horse): "five horses, saddled and bridled, were tied by the reins to branches of trees"
   • ▪ bring (something) under control; curb: "the fact that he was their servant bridled his tongue" Similar curbrestrainhold backbite backcontrolkeep control ofkeep in checkcheckkeep a tight rein onrein in/backgovernmasterrepresssuppresssubduestifleinformal:keep a/the lid on
   • 2. show one's resentment or anger, especially by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin: "ranchers have bridled at excessive federal control" Similar bristlebe/become indignanttake offensetake umbragebe affrontedbe offendedget angrydraw oneself upfeel one's hackles rise

   Word Origin Old Englishbrīdel (noun), brīdlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breidel (noun). bridle (sense 2 of the verb) use is from the action of a horse when reined in.

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   What is a bridle used for?

   • 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. 1. To put a bridle on. 2.

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   What does bridle mean?

   • 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.

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   What is a bridle on a horse?

   • The word bridle comes from the Old English bridel meaning "rein, curb, restraint," which is precisely what the purpose of a bridle is — to help restrain a horse's movements when necessary. You can bridle a horse, which is the act of putting a bridle on it.

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   What does Bridler mean?

   • Define bridler. bridler synonyms, bridler pronunciation, bridler translation, English dictionary definition of bridler. n. 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...

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   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.

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   When you're riding a horse and scream "Whoa!" to make it stop, you're pulling on the reins, which are attached to a thing called the bridle, the buckled straps around a horse's head that help you control its movements.

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    A bridle is a set of straps that controls a horse's head and mouth, or a device that restrains or limits something. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of bridle.