Saddle
noun
A seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
He swung up into the saddle and rode off.
Often appears as...
- saddle up
- in the saddle
verb
To put a saddle on a horse.
I saddled my horse and rode off.
Often appears as...
- saddle up
- saddle a horse
verb
To make someone take responsibility or deal with something difficult or unpleasant.
He was saddled with the task of organizing the event.
Often appears as...
- saddled with debt
- saddled with responsibility
noun
The raised part on the back of an animal where a person sits when they are riding.
The jockey was thrown from the horse's saddle during the race.
Often appears as...
- back in the saddle
- saddle position
noun
A type of seat on a bicycle or motorcycle.
Megan adjusted the saddle of her bicycle before starting the ride.
Often appears as...
- bike saddle
- saddle height
noun
A thick cut of meat that includes parts of the two loins and the backbone.
He cooked a delicious roasted saddle of lamb for dinner.
Often appears as...
- saddle of lamb
- saddle cut
noun
A ridge between two peaks.
The hikers rested at the saddle between the two mountain peaks.
Often appears as...
- mountain saddle
- saddle point
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
He swung up into the saddle and rode off.
Often appears as...
- saddle up
- in the saddle
verb
To put a saddle on a horse.
I saddled my horse and rode off.
Often appears as...
- saddle up
- saddle a horse
verb
To make someone take responsibility or deal with something difficult or unpleasant.
He was saddled with the task of organizing the event.
Often appears as...
- saddled with debt
- saddled with responsibility
noun
The raised part on the back of an animal where a person sits when they are riding.
The jockey was thrown from the horse's saddle during the race.
Often appears as...
- back in the saddle
- saddle position
noun
A type of seat on a bicycle or motorcycle.
Megan adjusted the saddle of her bicycle before starting the ride.
Often appears as...
- bike saddle
- saddle height
noun
A thick cut of meat that includes parts of the two loins and the backbone.
He cooked a delicious roasted saddle of lamb for dinner.
Often appears as...
- saddle of lamb
- saddle cut
noun
A ridge between two peaks.
The hikers rested at the saddle between the two mountain peaks.
Often appears as...
- mountain saddle
- saddle point
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Riding Gear
The word 'saddle' often implies the presence of other riding equipment.
Before the ride, she checked the saddle and stirrups.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbol
'In the saddle' means in control; cowboys in western movies often say this.
After a rough day, he is back in the saddle again.
Pro Tip 1/2Riding Gear
The word 'saddle' often implies the presence of other riding equipment.
Before the ride, she checked the saddle and stirrups.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbol
'In the saddle' means in control; cowboys in western movies often say this.
After a rough day, he is back in the saddle again.
Pro Tip 1/2Riding Gear
The word 'saddle' often implies the presence of other riding equipment.
Before the ride, she checked the saddle and stirrups.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbol
'In the saddle' means in control; cowboys in western movies often say this.
After a rough day, he is back in the saddle again.
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Video examples
Tim Cope: On the Trail...
for getting out there engaging with the world having an adventure learning about people learning languages and I don't think if I if I hadn't have got in the saddle I would never have been witness to this generosity of spirit to this five six thousand year old culture after all the destination in life only ever means something if you've been through
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The hidden network that...
optical fiber, and make hyperfast wireless connectivity a reality. For all of human history, light has gifted us with sight and heat, serving as a steady companion while we explored and settled the physical world. Now, we’ve saddled light with information and redirected it to run along a fiber optic superhighway—
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The death of the...
between what a universe is made of and its shape. It turns out that the universe could be curved like a ball or sphere. We call this positively curved or closed. Or it could be shaped like a saddle. We call this negatively curved or open. Or it could be flat. And that shape determines
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Sheila Patek: Measuring...
and the engineering worlds. And interestingly, this turns out -- the stomatopod saddle turns out to be the first described biological hyperbolic paraboloid spring. That's a bit long, but it is sort of interesting. So the next and final question was, well, how much force
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Cara E. Yar Khan: The...
all I could do to keep myself composed was to breathe deeply, stare up into the clouds and focus on my team's voices. But then, in the first hour, disaster struck. Unable to hold myself upright in the saddle, going down an oversized step,
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Photographer’s Journey...
who had the leather noose around his neck and had a leather hat. You know everybody talks about his peaceful gaze and the tannin, the soil that he is in is the thing that has made their bodies so dark. It's like tanning a saddle.
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Ugly history: The 1937...
and it became the world’s first black republic. But the new nation paid dearly, shut out of the world economy and saddled with debt by its former masters. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic would declare independence
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
it's time to saddle up and get to the task at hand for some of these rangers it's a seven hour ride we're gonna go and set a camera trap over that mountain over there and we're bringing our little friend with us
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The impact of Simón...
a magnetism that dwarfed sturdier men he enjoyed good cuisine but could stand days even weeks of punishing starvation he spent back-breaking hours in the saddle he traveled seventy five thousand
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"Interpassion" /...
and we make the saddle. I appreciate less the consonants of those we haven't sounded. I'm pressing the buzzer; I am interpassionate. Interpassion, Interpassion, Interpassion.
Video examples
Tim Cope: On the Trail...
for getting out there engaging with the world having an adventure learning about people learning languages and I don't think if I if I hadn't have got in the saddle I would never have been witness to this generosity of spirit to this five six thousand year old culture after all the destination in life only ever means something if you've been through
Video examples
The hidden network that...
optical fiber, and make hyperfast wireless connectivity a reality. For all of human history, light has gifted us with sight and heat, serving as a steady companion while we explored and settled the physical world. Now, we’ve saddled light with information and redirected it to run along a fiber optic superhighway—
Video examples
The death of the...
between what a universe is made of and its shape. It turns out that the universe could be curved like a ball or sphere. We call this positively curved or closed. Or it could be shaped like a saddle. We call this negatively curved or open. Or it could be flat. And that shape determines
Video examples
Sheila Patek: Measuring...
and the engineering worlds. And interestingly, this turns out -- the stomatopod saddle turns out to be the first described biological hyperbolic paraboloid spring. That's a bit long, but it is sort of interesting. So the next and final question was, well, how much force
Video examples
Cara E. Yar Khan: The...
all I could do to keep myself composed was to breathe deeply, stare up into the clouds and focus on my team's voices. But then, in the first hour, disaster struck. Unable to hold myself upright in the saddle, going down an oversized step,
Video examples
Photographer’s Journey...
who had the leather noose around his neck and had a leather hat. You know everybody talks about his peaceful gaze and the tannin, the soil that he is in is the thing that has made their bodies so dark. It's like tanning a saddle.
Video examples
Ugly history: The 1937...
and it became the world’s first black republic. But the new nation paid dearly, shut out of the world economy and saddled with debt by its former masters. Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic would declare independence
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
it's time to saddle up and get to the task at hand for some of these rangers it's a seven hour ride we're gonna go and set a camera trap over that mountain over there and we're bringing our little friend with us
Video examples
The impact of Simón...
a magnetism that dwarfed sturdier men he enjoyed good cuisine but could stand days even weeks of punishing starvation he spent back-breaking hours in the saddle he traveled seventy five thousand
Video examples
"Interpassion" /...
and we make the saddle. I appreciate less the consonants of those we haven't sounded. I'm pressing the buzzer; I am interpassionate. Interpassion, Interpassion, Interpassion.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sterling Hayden
When they saddle the leading man with violence it makes the characters look weak. If a man is a heroic type he doesn't have to resort to violence. How many successful men in the world have to settle problems with their fists?
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Tim Cope
Australian Author
Had I not stepped into the saddle in the first place, entire cultures, histories, and most importantly, profound connections with people and animals whom I now counted as my friends would have otherwise passed by, invisible.
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Elaine Chao
American Politician
America needs a new approach to boost the economy - one that does not doom future generations to being saddled with paying off today's federal deficits.
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Barbara Kruger
American Artist
Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is a crazy place, and I've chosen to make my work about that insanity.
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Katie Hill
American Politician
I grew up riding horses and one of the most important things I learned was that when you fall off, you have to get right back up in the saddle.
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Glen Hansard
Irish Musician
A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's the right kind of song you can sing it for the rest of your life.
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Frank James
American Celebrity
I have been hunted for twenty-one years. I have literally lived in the saddle. I have never known a day of perfect peace.
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Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian Director
I meant exactly what I said: that we are saddled with a culture that hasn't advanced as far as science.
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Rita Mae Brown
American Writer
If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.
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John Wayne
American Actor
Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.
Quote examples
Sterling Hayden
When they saddle the leading man with violence it makes the characters look weak. If a man is a heroic type he doesn't have to resort to violence. How many successful men in the world have to settle problems with their fists?
Quote examples
Tim Cope
Australian Author
Had I not stepped into the saddle in the first place, entire cultures, histories, and most importantly, profound connections with people and animals whom I now counted as my friends would have otherwise passed by, invisible.
Quote examples
Elaine Chao
American Politician
America needs a new approach to boost the economy - one that does not doom future generations to being saddled with paying off today's federal deficits.
Quote examples
Barbara Kruger
American Artist
Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is a crazy place, and I've chosen to make my work about that insanity.
Quote examples
Katie Hill
American Politician
I grew up riding horses and one of the most important things I learned was that when you fall off, you have to get right back up in the saddle.
Quote examples
Glen Hansard
Irish Musician
A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's the right kind of song you can sing it for the rest of your life.
Quote examples
Frank James
American Celebrity
I have been hunted for twenty-one years. I have literally lived in the saddle. I have never known a day of perfect peace.
Quote examples
Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian Director
I meant exactly what I said: that we are saddled with a culture that hasn't advanced as far as science.
Quote examples
Rita Mae Brown
American Writer
If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.
Quote examples
John Wayne
American Actor
Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.
Example 1 of 10
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