Synonyms for bridle
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : brahyd-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbraɪd l |
Top 10 synonyms for bridle Other synonyms for the word bridle
Définition of bridle
Origin :- Old English bridel "bridle, rein, curb, restraint," related to bregdan "move quickly," from Proto-Germanic *bregdilaz (see braid (v.)).
- noun restraining device
- verb check, hold back
- Stephen caught the bridle, and Ambrose helped the burgess into the saddle.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Take my bridle off the wall, you, Jeff, and throw it at my feet.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Alleyne, you will come with me, and lead a spare horse by the bridle.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "It is well," said he, and with a shake of the bridle rode on down the woodland path.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Shandy gave the bridle a swing, and it clattered to the floor from its peg.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Langdon took Diablo by the bridle rein and led him in toward the stalls.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Why didn't you do as I told you—hang to the bridle and fight Denver off with your whip?
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- Then I was fairly prisoner, and held by the bridle for an hour.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Robin, still holding the bridle rein, stooped and picked them up.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- But Robin only laughed and caught the Sheriff's bridle rein.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
Antonyms for bridle
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