Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS
Översättning
Substantiv
1.betsel
2.tygel {en}
Verb
3.betsla
4.tygla

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
  2. (figurative) A restraint; a curb; a check.
  3. 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.
  4. A mooring hawser.
  5. A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.

Verb

  1. (transitive) To put a bridle on.
  2. (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
  3. (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.

Exempel

  • [...] the horseman, who is the user of bridles and knows their use
  • He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist.
  • Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that consolidation.
  • Immigrant-rights and religious organizations bridled at the plan to favor highly skilled workers over relatives. (Houston Chronicle, 6/8/2007)

Böjningsformer

PerfektparticipbridledImperfektbridled
PresensparticipbridlingPluralbridles
Tredje person singular indicativ presensbridlesTredje person singular indicativ presensbridleth

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