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Word: bridle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
  • 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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Verb:

  • intransitive To show hostility or resentment.
  • transitive To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as , ''bridle your tongue''.
  • transitive To put a bridle on.

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