bridle

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Old English brīdel from Common Germanic *bregdh-

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Singular
bridle

Plural
bridles

bridle (plural bridles)

  1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
    • 1961. J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 457
      the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use;
  2. 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.


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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to bridle

Third person singular
bridles

Simple past
bridled

Past participle
bridled

Present participle
bridling

to bridle (third-person singular simple present bridles, present participle bridling, simple past and past participle bridled)

  1. (transitive) To put a bridle on.
  2. (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as , bridle your tongue.
  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)

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