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Antonyms for saddled


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : sad-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæd l



Definition of saddled

Origin :
  • Old English sadol "seat for a rider," from Proto-Germanic *sathulaz (cf. Old Norse söðull, Old Frisian sadel, Dutch zadel, zaal, German Sattel "saddle"), from PIE *sed- (1) "to sit" (cf. Latin sedere "to sit," Old Church Slavonic sedlo "saddle;" see sedentary). Figurative phrase in the saddle "in an active position of management" is attested from 1650s. Saddle stitch (n.) was originally in bookbinding (1887).
  • As in stuck : adj fastened
  • As in lay : verb credit, allocate
  • As in load : verb overburden, pressure
  • As in lumber : verb burden
  • As in oppress : verb depress, subdue
  • As in task : verb assign, burden
  • As in tax : verb burden
  • As in weigh : verb have influence
  • As in blame : verb accuse; place responsibility
  • As in charge : verb load, tax
  • As in cumber : verb hamper
  • As in lade : verb charge
  • As in transfuse : verb charge
  • As in encumber : verb bother, burden
  • As in harness : verb rein in; control
  • As in impose : verb set, dictate
Example sentences :
  • Saddled up and reached camp at eleven o'clock, and found all well.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • The horse was saddled and bridled; the groom held the stirrup, and up I got.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Tulp had also been aroused, and saddled my horse while I dressed, in response to the summons.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • These were all saddled, bridled, and magnificently caparisoned.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • They were saddled with neither the indifference nor the restlessness of the modern intellect.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • I ordered the horses to be saddled, dressed myself, and ran down to the baths.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • He caught and saddled his horse, taking his time to the operation.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • The foundation is made of moss plastered into a mass and saddled on a limb.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • This excited Cullingworth, and he ordered the creature to be saddled and brought round.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • The wild cowpuncher had saddled his mare for him, and the friendliness of the act pleased him.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for saddled

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