bridles
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English
Definitions
noun
- The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
- A restraint; a curb; a check.
- 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.
- A mooring hawser.
verb
- To put a bridle on.
- To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
- To show hostility or resentment.
- To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
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Synonyms
restraincurbcheckbridescablescordsflangesropeswiressaddlesbristlesheadstallhaltershorsehairscoffsscabbardsleatherwork