bridle
English Thesaurus
1. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | restraint, |
| definition | : | the act of controlling by restraining someone or something (noun.act) |
2. headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | headgear, |
| definition | : | stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bit, |
| definition | : | piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | cheekpiece, |
| definition | : | either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | headpiece, headstall, |
| definition | : | the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | noseband, nosepiece, |
| definition | : | a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | rein, |
| definition | : | one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | harness, |
| definition | : | stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart (noun.artifact) |
3. respond to the reins, as of horses (verb.communication)
4. put a bridle on (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | snaffle, |
| definition | : | fit or restrain with a snaffle (verb.contact) |
5. anger or take offense (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | anger, see red, |
| definition | : | become angry (verb.emotion) |
6. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess (noun.act)
| derivation | : | check, condition, discipline, train, |
| definition | : | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control (verb.social) |
7. headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bridle, |
| definition | : | respond to the reins, as of horses (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | bridle, |
| definition | : | put a bridle on (verb.contact) |
8. respond to the reins, as of horses (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | bridle, |
| definition | : | headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control (noun.artifact) |
9. put a bridle on (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | unbridle, |
| definition | : | remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | bridle, |
| definition | : | headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control (noun.artifact) |
10. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess (noun.act)
| derivation | : | check, condition, discipline, train, |
| definition | : | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control (verb.social) |
11. headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | bridle, |
| definition | : | respond to the reins, as of horses (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | bridle, |
| definition | : | put a bridle on (verb.contact) |
12. respond to the reins, as of horses (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | bridle, |
| definition | : | headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control (noun.artifact) |
13. put a bridle on (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | unbridle, |
| definition | : | remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | bridle, |
| definition | : | headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control (noun.artifact) |
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