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saddle

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saddle in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a seat for the rider of a bicycle
    bicycle seat  saddle 
  2. posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
    saddle 
  3. a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
    saddle 
  4. a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
    saddle 
  5. cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
    saddle 
  6. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
    saddleback  saddle 
verb
  1. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
    "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
    charge  saddle  burden 
  2. put a saddle on
    "saddle the horses"
    saddle 
  3. load or burden; encumber
    "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
    saddle 
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