bridle

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: bridge, brindle, bride, gridle, bridie, brille

Antonyms: bridge, brindle, bride, gridle, bridie, brille

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q148558}} {{lb|en|equestrian}} The [[headgear]] with which a [[horse]] is directed and which carries a [[bit]] and [[reins]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[restraint]]; a [[curb]]; a [[check]].
3. 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]].
4. A [[moor]]ing [[hawser]].
5. A piece in the interior of a [[gunlock]] which holds in place the [[tumbler]], [[sear]], etc.
6. A [[gesture]] expressing [[pride]] or [[vanity]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put a bridle on.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[check]], [[restrain]], or [[control]] with, or as if with, a bridle; as in ''bridle your [[tongue]]''.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[show]] [[hostility]] or [[resentment]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.

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