Saddle
WordNet
noun
(1) Posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
(2) A seat for the rider of a bicycle
(3) A seat for the rider of a horse
(4) A piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
(5) Cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
(6) A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
verb
(7) Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
(8) Put a saddle on
"Saddle the horses"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , from , from , from .
Noun
- A seat (tack) for a rider 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, between two hills
- The raised floorboard in a doorway.
- (construction) A small tapered/sloped area structure that helps channel surface water to drains.
Verb
- To put a saddle on an animal.
- To get into a saddle.
- (idiomatically) To burden or encumber.