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Definitions for Bridle

[1] part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
[2] anything that restrains or curbs: His common sense is a bridle to his quick temper.
[3] Machinery . a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine.
[4] Nautical . a rope or chain secured at both ends to an object to be held, lifted, or towed, and itself held or lifted by a rope or chain secured at its center.
[5] a raising up of the head, as in disdain.
[6] to put a bridle on.
[7] to control or hold back; restrain; curb.
[8] to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment.
[9] a headgear for a horse, etc, consisting of a series of buckled straps and a metal mouthpiece (bit) by which the animal is controlled through the reins
[10] something that curbs or restrains; check
[11] a Y-shaped cable, rope, or chain, used for holding, towing, etc
[12] machinery a device by which the motion of a component is limited, often in the form of a linkage or flange
[13] (tr) to put a bridle on (a horse, mule, etc)
[14] (intr) (of a horse) to respond correctly to the pull of the reins
[15] (tr) to restrain; curb he bridled his rage
[16] (intr often foll by at ) to show anger, scorn, or indignation

Words related to Bridle

control, deterrent, leash, curb, restraint, rein, check, headstall, halter, hackamore, inhibit, subdue, withhold, suppress, govern, rule, repress, restrain, master, constrain

Words nearby Bridle

bridging shot, bridgman, bridgmanite, bridgwater, bridie, bridle, bridle hand, bridle joint, bridle path, bridle suture, bridlewise

Origin of Bridle

before 900; Middle English bridel, Old English brīdel for brigdels, equivalent to brigd- (variant stem of bregdan to braid) + -els noun suffix; akin to Dutch breidel, Old High German brittel

Words that may be confused with Bridle

bridal, bridle

Other words from Bridle

bri·dle·less , adjective
bri·dler , noun

Word origin for Bridle

Old English brigdels ; related to bregdan to braid 1 , Old High German brittil , Middle Low German breidel

Synonyms for Bridle

check, control, curb, deterrent, hackamore, halter, headstall, leash, rein, restraint, trammels