Definition of saddle in English

WordNet

Noun Plural: saddles
saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
		seat any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
		cantle the back of a saddle seat
		english cavalry saddle, english saddle a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn
		packsaddle a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
		saddlebow, pommel handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
		sidesaddle a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse
		stirrup iron, stirrup support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
saddle - posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
		body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
		dorsum, back the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot"
saddle - a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
		piece of leather a separate part consisting of leather
saddle - cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
saddle - a seat for the rider of a bicycle
		bicycle seat
		seat any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
saddle - a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
		saddleback
Verb saddles, saddling, saddled
saddle - put a saddle on; "saddle the horses"
		offsaddle, unsaddle remove the saddle from; "They unsaddled their mounts"
		attach be attached; be in contact with
saddle - load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
		burthen, weight down, burden, weight weight down with a load
saddle - impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
		charge, burden
		require, command make someone do something
		overburden burden with too much work or responsibility
		bear down exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
		flood out, deluge, overwhelm fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
		adjure command solemnly

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Wiktionary

saddle (Noun)
A seat tack for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal.
saddle (Noun)
An item of harness harness saddle placed on the back of a horse or other animal.
saddle (Noun)
A seat on a bicycle, motorcycle etc.
saddle (Noun)
A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone.
saddle (Noun)
A ridge, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.
saddle (Noun)
The raised floorboard in a doorway.
saddle (Noun)
Construction A small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.
saddle (Verb)
To put a saddle on an animal.
saddle (Verb)
To get into a saddle.
saddle (Verb)
Idiomatically To burden or encumber.
saddle (Verb)
Idiomatically To give a responsibility to someone.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

saddle (n.)
A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or tricycle.
saddle (n.)
A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry guides for the reins, etc.
saddle (n.)
A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton, of venison, etc.
saddle (n.)
A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
saddle (n.)
A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
saddle (n.)
The clitellus of an earthworm.
saddle (n.)
The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors.
saddle (v. t.)
To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.
saddle (v. t.)
Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

saddle
To put on a packsaddle.
saddle
A saddle created to secure and carry goods on an animal.
saddle
A seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal.
saddle
To put a saddle on an animal.
saddle
A backless seat for the rider of vehicles such as a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
saddle
To load or burden; encumber.
saddle
To put on a saddle.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

saddle
sad′l, n. a seat or pad, generally of leather, for a horse's back: anything like a saddle, as a saddle of mutton, veal, or venison—a butcher's cut, including a part of the backbone with the ribs on one side: a part of the harness used for drawing a vehicle: the seat on a bicycle: (naut.) a block of wood fastened to some spar, and shaped to receive the end of another spar.—v.t. to put a saddle on, to load: to encumber.—n. Sadd′le-back, a hill or its summit when shaped like a saddle: a raccoon oyster: the great black-backed gull: the harp-seal: a variety of domestic geese: the larva of the bombycid moth: (archit.) a coping thicker in the middle than at the edges.—adj. Sadd′le-backed, having a low back and an elevated head and neck.—ns. Sadd′le-bag, one of two bags united by straps for carrying on horseback; Sadd′le-bar, a bar for sustaining glass in a stained-glass window; Sadd′le-blank′et, a small blanket folded under a saddle; Sadd′le-bow, the arched front of a saddle from which the weapon often hung; Sadd′le-cloth, the housing or cloth placed under a saddle.—n.pl. Sadd′le-feath′ers, the long slender feathers which droop from the saddle or rump of the domestic cock.—ns. Sadd′le-girth, a band passing round the body of a horse to hold the saddle in its place; Sadd′le-horse, a horse suitable for riding; Sadd′le-joint, a joint made in plates of sheet-iron so that the margins interlock: (anat.) a joint admitting movement in every direction except axial rotation; Sadd′le-lap, the skirt of a saddle; Sadd′le-plate, the bent plate which forms the arch of the furnace in locomotive steam-boilers; Sadd′le-quern, an ancient quern for grinding grain; Sadd′ler, a maker of saddles: the harp-seal; Sadd′le-rock, a variety of the oyster; Sadd′le-roof, a roof having two gables; Sadd′ler-cor′poral, a non-commissioned officer in the household cavalry, with the charge of the saddles; Sadd′ler-ser′geant, a sergeant in the cavalry who has charge of the saddlers: (U.S.) a non-commissioned staff-officer of a cavalry regiment; Sadd′lery, occupation of a saddler: materials for saddles: articles sold by a saddler.—adjs. Sadd′le-shaped, shaped like a saddle: (bot.) bent down at the sides: (geol.) bent down at each side of a ridge; Sadd′le-sick, galled with much riding.—ns. Sadd′le-tree, the frame of a saddle.—Put the saddle on the right horse, to impute blame where it is deserved. [A.S. sadol, sadel; cf. Dut. zadel, Ger. sattel.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

saddle
a small cleat or wooden block, hollowed on the upper and lower side, and nailed on the lower yard-arms, to retain the studding-sail-booms in a firm and steddy position. For this purpose the cavity on the lower part of the saddle conforms to the cylindrical surface of the yard to which it is attached: and in like manner the hollow, on the upper side, answers to the figure of the boom, and serves as a channel whereby it may be run out or in, along the yard, as occasion requires.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

saddle
The seat which is put upon a horse for the accommodation of the rider. In the earlier ages the Romans used neither saddles nor stirrups. Saddles were in use in the 3d century, and are mentioned as made of leather in 304; they were known in England about 600. Boots and saddles, is a sound on the trumpet which is the first signal for mounted drill, and for all other formations mounted; it is also the signal for the trumpeters to assemble.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

saddle
To saddle the spit; to give a dinner or supper. To saddle one's nose; to wear spectacles. To saddle a place or pension; to oblige the holder to pay a certain portion of his income to some one nominated by the donor. Saddle sick: galled with riding, having lost leather.