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Verb
/ˈbrīdl/,
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bridles, plural;
  1. Put a bridle on (a horse)

  2. Bring (something) under control; curb
    • - the fact that he was their servant bridled his tongue
  3. Show one's resentment or anger, esp. by throwing up the head and drawing in the chin
    • - ranchers have bridled at excessive federal control
Noun
  1. The headgear used to control a horse, consisting of buckled straps to which a bit and reins are attached

  2. A line, rope, or device that is used to restrain or control the action or movement of something

  3. A length of rope, chain, or cable fastened at both ends to an object that is to be secured or moved or to a vessel that is to do the towing, a pull being exerted at the center of its length

  1. (bridle) headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
  2. (bridle) anger or take offense; "She bridled at his suggestion to elope"
  3. (bridle) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
  4. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"
  5. (bridle) respond to the reins, as of horses
  6. A bridle is a piece of equipment used to direct a horse. As defined in the Oxford English Dictionary, the "bridle" includes both the headstall that holds a bit that goes in the mouth of a horse, and the reins that are attached to the bit.
  7. (bridle) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins; 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; To put a bridle on; To check, restrain, or control with, or as if ...
  8. (Bridle) A line looped around the front end of the canoe to which another line is attached under the canoe and used for towing or lowering the craft.
  9. (bridle) a piece of equipment that fits on a horse's head, the bit and the reins are attached.
  10. (Bridle) The thin webbing strap from the pilot chute to the top of the canopy. Part of the deployment system which consists of pilot chute, bag and bridle.
  11. (bridle) Headgear for a horse, usually consisting of a series of buckled straps and a mouthpiece, bridle bit, by which the horse is controlled.
  12. (Bridle) headstall used when riding or driving a horse
  13. (Bridle) lines that form the junction between a foil kite and the flying lines. A foil kite may have a complex bridle. An inflatable kite usually has no bridle and the flying lines are connected directly to the kite. Bridle lines are sometimes called shroud lines.
  14. (bridle) leather straps connected to the horse's head
  15. (BRIDLE: (la brida, el freno)) the head harness for a horse, basically consisting of the headstall, bit, chin strap and reins, but often including also a brow band, nose strap, and throat latch.
  16. (Bridle) The thing that goes on the horse’s head to help control and steer him
  17. (BRIDLE) Span of line with the ends secured and another line attached for towing or lifting.
  18. (Bridle) (1) The insulation covered lower portion of the cable to which a logging tool is connected. (2) To connect in parallel a group of amplifiers to a common input. (3) An arrangement for towing a seismic streamer.
  19. (Bridle) (full). General designation of the headgear both leather (bridle and reins) and metal (snaffle bit, curb bit) used on horses.
  20. (Bridle) A leather piece of tack that fastens around the horse’s head and holds the bit in place. Its design, size, and shape varies for different uses and riders.
  21. (Bridle) A length of chain, rope or wire, purpose-made for connecting two objects; a mooring bridle between ship and buoy
  22. (Bridle) A portion of an overhead contact-wire system. It extends longitudinally between supporting structures and is attached at intervals to the contact-wire, in order to retain the latter in its proper lateral position. ...
  23. (Bridle) A rope or cable attached to two points - typically the right and left chassis members - of a vehicle and converging to a point of attachment for a tow rope.
  24. (Bridle) A section of connecting line between a drogue or main parachute and the attachment point on the harness or seat.
  25. (Bridle) A small secondary plate, mounted behind and parallel to a sidelock gun's lockplate which supports the other end of the pins about which the moving parts rotate.  Photo