English dictionary
saddle
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
noun
- a seat for the rider of a bicycle
noun
- a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
noun
- a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
noun
- cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
noun
- a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
verb
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
verb
- load or burden; encumber
verb
- put a saddle on
Example sentences
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
he saddled me with that heavy responsibility
saddle the horses