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saddled
sad·dle S0013000 (săd′l)n.1. a. A leather seat for a rider, secured on an animal's back by a girth. Also called regionally rig.b. Similar tack used for attaching a pack to an animal.c. The padded part of a driving harness fitting over a horse's back.d. The seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.e. Something shaped like a saddle.2. a. A cut of meat consisting of part of the backbone and both loins.b. The lower part of a male fowl's back.3. a. A saddle-shaped depression in the ridge of a hill.b. A ridge between two peaks.4. See cricket4.v. sad·dled, sad·dling, sad·dles v.tr.1. To put a saddle onto.2. To load or burden; encumber: They were saddled with heavy expenses.v.intr.1. To saddle a horse.2. To get into a saddle; mount a horse. Often used with up.Idiom: in the saddle1. Prevailing or in control; dominant: "The crisis [in Russia] came to a head when the American-backed reformers were in the saddle" (Michael R. Gordon).2. Engaged in an activity, especially a job: back in the saddle after a leave of absence from work.
[Middle English sadel, from Old English sadol; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | saddled - having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal; "saddled and spurred and ready to ride"unsaddled - with no saddle | | 2. | saddled - subject to an imposed burden; "left me saddled with the bill"; "found himself saddled with more responsibility than power"burdened - bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work" |
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Related to saddled: cantleAntonyms for saddledadj having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animalAntonymsadj subject to an imposed burdenRelated Words |