noun

saddle

SADL

noun

A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.

"She adjusted the saddle before mounting her horse."

The seat of a bicycle or motorcycle.

"He raised the bike saddle to fit his height."

A dip or low point between two peaks in a mountain ridge.

"The trail crosses a narrow saddle between the two summits."

verb

To burden someone with a difficult responsibility or debt.

"The new owners were saddled with years of unpaid debt."

"He got saddled with the worst shift on the schedule."

To put a saddle on an animal.

"She saddled the horse and rode out at dawn."

How to Use Saddle

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA riding seat for a horse or bike, or (as a verb) to burden someone with something.

Common pairings

saddle up saddled with debt in the saddle

Word Forms

saddled past tense, saddles plural, saddle plural, saddled plural, saddles singular, saddle singular, saddled singular, saddlest singular, saddledst singular, saddleth singular

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Etymology

From Old English sadol, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz — likely tracing to a root meaning "to sit."

Rhymes for saddle

paddle waddle straddle skedaddle

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