Online Google Dictionary

saddle 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈsadl/,
Font size:

saddles, plural;
  1. Put a saddle on (a horse)
    • - he was in the stable saddling up his horse
  2. Burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task
    • - he's saddled with debts of $12 million
  3. (of a trainer) Enter (a horse) for a race

Noun
  1. A seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding, typically made of leather and raised at the front and rear

  2. A seat on a bicycle or motorcycle

  3. Something resembling a saddle in appearance, function, or position, in particular

  4. A low part of a ridge between two higher points or peaks

  5. A low region of a curve between two high points, esp. (in three dimensions) one representing the highest point of a curve in one direction and the lowest point in another direction

  6. The part of a draft horse's harness that supports the straps to which the shafts are attached

  7. A shaped support on which a cable, wire, or pipe rests

  8. A fireclay bar for supporting ceramic ware in a kiln

  9. A large cut of meat consisting of the two loins

  10. The lower part of the back in a mammal or fowl, esp. when distinct in shape or marking


  1. a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
  2. put a saddle on; "saddle the horses"
  3. load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
  4. saddleback: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
  5. cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
  6. charge: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
  7. A saddle is a supportive structure for a rider or other load, fastened to an animal's back by a girth. The most common type is the equestrian saddle designed for a horse, but specialized saddles have been created for camels and other creatures. ...
  8. The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number but sometimes more, are attached. ...
  9. A horse harness is a type of horse tack that allows a horse or other equine to pull various horse-drawn vehicles such as a carriage, wagon or sleigh. Harnesses may also be used to hitch animals to other loads such as a plow or canal boat.
  10. In a range of hills or, especially, of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, hause, bwlch (Welsh), brennig or bealach (Gaelic)) is a path that allows the crossing of a mountain chain. It is usually a saddle point in between two areas of higher elevation. ...
  11. The Saddle (An Dìollaid) is one of the great Scottish mountains; seen from the site of the Battle of Glen Shiel it forms (with Faochag) one of the best-known views in the Highlands. ...
  12. The Saddle is a mountain near Lochgoilhead in The Ardgoil Peninsula in Argyll. It reaches a height of 521m and is in the Arrochar Alps.
  13. A seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal; An item of harness (harness saddle) placed on the back of a horse or other animal; A seat on a bicycle, motorcycle etc; A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone; A ridge, in the shape of a saddle, ...
  14. (Saddles) Piece of bridge that holds the string in place
  15. (SADDLES) TOWER is usually used to mean a packed tower designed for counter current contact between liquid and gas. The packing may be ceramic or plastic, it may consist of Rings (Raschig Rings) or more sophisticated packings such as Pall rings or Saddles. ...
  16. (Saddles) A small arched metal bracket.
  17. (Saddles) Tack used to sit on a horse's back to aid in staying astride. There are many types of saddles. The most common are Huntseat saddles (used for jumping) Saddleseat saddles (flat English saddles) and Stockseat saddles (Western saddles with a horn in front).
  18. (Saddles) The term for the blotches that make up the pattern on the back of a snake.
  19. (Saddles) are seats for the rider, fastened to the horse's back by means of a girth (English-style riding), known as a cinch in the Western US, a wide strap that goes around the horse at a point about four inches behind the forelegs. ...
  20. (Saddles) to carry the suspender cables are clamped to the main cables, each with an appropriate shape to conform to the ultimate slope of the main cables. Each saddle is an equal horizontal distance from the next, with spacing appropriate to the design of the deck.
  21. Also called a "seat," this all-important device supports you and has a lot to do with how comfortable you are when riding.
  22. Two sloping surfaces meeting in a horizontal ridge, used between the back side of a chimney, or other vertical surface, and a sloping roof.
  23. A small second roof built behind the back side of a fireplace chimney to divert water around the chimney. Also, the plate at the bottom of some—usually exterior—door openings. Sometimes called a threshold.
  24. A thin piece of land that extends out (sometimes an extended point) from the shoreline and connects to an island (sometimes underwater), reef or a hump. Submerged saddles can hold lots of fish.
  25. (Also called a "wood.") seat type device set on an animal to facilitate riding it.  Different styles are used in different parts of the country and for different uses.