Dictionary entry details
• SADDLE (noun)
Meaning:
A seat for the rider of a horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("saddle" is a kind of...):
seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))
Meronyms (parts of "saddle"):
cantle (the back of a saddle seat)
pommel; saddlebow (handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle)
stirrup; stirrup iron (support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saddle"):
stock saddle; Western saddle (an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat)
sidesaddle (a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse)
packsaddle (a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached)
English cavalry saddle; English saddle (a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn)
Meaning:
A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
saddleback; saddle
Hypernyms ("saddle" is a kind of...):
mountain pass; notch; pass (the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks)
Meaning:
Cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("saddle" is a kind of...):
cut; cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
Meaning:
A piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("saddle" is a kind of...):
piece of leather (a separate part consisting of leather)
Holonyms ("saddle" is a part of...):
shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)
Meaning:
A seat for the rider of a bicycle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bicycle seat; saddle
Hypernyms ("saddle" is a kind of...):
seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))
Holonyms ("saddle" is a part of...):
bicycle; bike; cycle; wheel (a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals)
Meaning:
Posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("saddle" is a kind of...):
body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
Holonyms ("saddle" is a part of...):
domestic fowl; fowl; poultry (a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl)
back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)
• SADDLE (verb)
Meaning:
Put a saddle on
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
saddle the horses
Hypernyms (to "saddle" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
unsaddle (remove the saddle from)
Meaning:
Load or burden; encumber
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
he saddled me with that heavy responsibility
Hypernyms (to "saddle" is one way to...):
burden; burthen; weight; weight down (weight down with a load)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
burden; saddle; charge
Context example:
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
Hypernyms (to "saddle" is one way to...):
command; compel; require (make someone do something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "saddle"):
overburden (burden with too much work or responsibility)
bear down (exert a force or cause a strain upon)
deluge; flood out; overwhelm (charge someone with too many tasks)
adjure (command solemnly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
