Bridle synonyms

brīd'l

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leash
A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
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rein
To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
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swagger
To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
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headstall
The section of a bridle that fits over a horse's head.
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curb
Curb is defined as to control or hold back.
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hackamore
A rope or rawhide halter with a wide band that can be lowered over a horse's eyes, used in breaking horses to a bridle.
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harness
A device that raises and lowers the warp threads on a loom.
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check
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
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control
Control is defined as to command, restrain, or manage.
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halter (related)
A rope, cord, strap, etc., usually with a headstall, for tying or leading an animal
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restrain (related)
To restrain is defined as to hold back or keep under control.
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bit
Simple past tense of bite
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blinder
To control, restrict, or arrest
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brake
To be slowed or stopped by or as if by the operation of a brake.
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muzzle
To bind or confine an animal's mouth by putting a muzzle, as to prevent it from eating or biting.
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restraint
To control, restrict, or arrest
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rule
To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
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subdue
To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
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suppress
(US, law) to forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained
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let-go (antonym)
(Euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
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release (antonym)
To relieve of care or suffering:
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set-free (antonym)
To release, to free, to give freedom to.
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snaffle
A bit for a horse, consisting of two bars joined at the center, as by a joint.
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constrain
To inhibit or restrain; hold back:
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hold
To have and keep possession of something.
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hold back
(Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
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hold down
(Idiomatic) To restrain; to check.
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hold in
To control, restrict, or arrest
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inhibit
To hold back; restrain:
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keep
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
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pull in
(Idiomatic, nautical) To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.
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rein (back
To control, restrict, or arrest
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in
In a particular relationship:
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or up)
To control, restrict, or arrest
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unbridle (antonym)
To remove the bridle (other tack) from a horse or other animal.
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repress
(Psychology) To exclude (painful or disturbing memories, for example) automatically or unconsciously from the conscious mind.
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guard
To maintain control over, as to prevent indiscretion:
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stirrup (related)
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saddle (related)
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rope (related)
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bride
(Obsolete) To make a bride of.
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direct
To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
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govern
To control the speed or magnitude of; regulate:
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guide
To direct (the policies, actions, etc.) of; manage; regulate
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Bridle Sentence Examples

  • The roads are scarcely passable bridle tracks.

  • Petya held his horse by the bridle, impatiently awaiting the order to mount.

  • Removing the bridle, he released the horse in the corral.

  • It was symbolized by the Greeks as an old man in a more or less sitting posture, with a goat and her kids in his left hand, and a bridle in his right.

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