| saddled | | |
| adj. | 1. saddled | having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal.; "saddled and spurred and ready to ride" |
| adj. | 2. saddled | subject to an imposed burden.; "left me saddled with the bill"; "found himself saddled with more responsibility than power" |
| ~ burdened | bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities.; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work" |
| saddle | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. saddle | a seat for the rider of a horse or camel. |
| ~ cantle | the back of a saddle seat. |
| ~ english cavalry saddle, english saddle | a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn. |
| ~ packsaddle | a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached. |
| ~ saddlebow, pommel | handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle. |
| ~ seat | any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit).; "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" |
| ~ sidesaddle | a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse. |
| ~ stirrup, stirrup iron | support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go. |
| ~ stock saddle, western saddle | an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat. |
| n. (object) | 2. saddle, saddleback | a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle). |
| ~ mountain pass, notch, pass | the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" |
| n. (food) | 3. saddle | cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins. |
| ~ cut of meat, cut | a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. saddle | a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe. |
| ~ piece of leather | a separate part consisting of leather. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. bicycle seat, saddle | a seat for the rider of a bicycle. |
| ~ bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals. |
| ~ seat | any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit).; "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" |
| n. (animal) | 6. saddle | posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl. |
| ~ domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ back, dorsum | the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.; "his back was nicely tanned" |
| v. (contact) | 7. saddle | put a saddle on.; "saddle the horses" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| v. (contact) | 8. saddle | load or burden; encumber.; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility" |
| ~ burden, burthen, weight, weight down | weight down with a load. |
| v. (communication) | 9. burden, charge, saddle | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to.; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" |
| ~ overburden | burden with too much work or responsibility. |
| ~ bear down | exert a force or cause a strain upon.; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class" |
| ~ flood out, deluge, overwhelm | charge someone with too many tasks. |
| ~ command, require | make someone do something. |
| ~ adjure | command solemnly. |
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