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Another word for bridle

bridle Synonyms

bridle

n.

hackamore, headstall, leash, harness; see halter 1.

bridle Synonyms

bridle

v.

check, curb, control; see restrain 1. See syn. study at restrain.

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Another word for bridle

noun

An instrument or means of restraining:

bit², brake, leash, restraint, snaffle. See restraint

verb

To control, restrict, or arrest:

bit², brake, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See restraint

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The roads are scarcely passable bridle tracks.
Rough roads and bridle-paths only are found in the interior.
Petya held his horse by the bridle, impatiently awaiting the order to mount.
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.
Removing the bridle, he released the horse in the corral.

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