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bridle
Overview of noun bridle
The noun bridle has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) bridle -- (headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control)
2. bridle, check, curb -- (the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper")
Overview of verb bridle
The verb bridle has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. bridle -- (put a bridle on; "bridle horses")
2. bridle -- (respond to the reins, as of horses)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
=> headgear
=> stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
bridle, check, curb
=> restraint
=> control
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun bridle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
=> headgear
Sense 2
bridle, check, curb
=> restraint
Antonyms of noun bridle
Member Holonyms of noun bridle
Substance Holonyms of noun bridle
Part Holonyms of noun bridle
1 of 2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
PART OF: harness
Member Meronyms of noun bridle
Substance Meronyms of noun bridle
Part Meronyms of noun bridle
1 of 2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
HAS PART: bit
HAS PART: cheekpiece
HAS PART: headstall, headpiece
HAS PART: rein
Meronyms of noun bridle
1 of 2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
HAS PART: bit
HAS PART: cheekpiece
HAS PART: headstall, headpiece
HAS PART: rein
Holonyms of noun bridle
1 of 2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
PART OF: harness
Attributes of noun bridle
Derived Forms of noun bridle
1 of 2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
RELATED TO>(verb) bridle#1
=> bridle
RELATED TO>(verb) bridle#2
=> bridle
Domain of noun bridle
Domain Terms of noun bridle
Familiarity of noun bridle
bridle used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
> headgear
=> bridle
=> halter, hackamore
Sense 2
bridle, check, curb
> restraint
=> collar, leash
=> damper
=> bridle, check, curb
=> immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing
=> confinement
=> containment
=> suppression, curtailment
=> restraint of trade
=> restriction
Meronyms of noun bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
HAS PART: bit
HAS PART: cheekpiece
HAS PART: headstall, headpiece
HAS PART: rein
=> headgear
=> stable gear, saddlery, tack
=> gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun bridle
1 of 2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
PART OF: harness
Grep of noun bridle
bridle
bridle path
bridle road
Antonyms of verb bridle
1 of 2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
Antonym of unbridle (Sense 1)
=>unbridle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
bridle
=> answer, reply, respond
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bridle
1 of 2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
=> snaffle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Sense 2
bridle
=> answer, reply, respond
'Cause To' of verb bridle
Derived Forms of verb bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
RELATED TO>(noun) bridle#1
=> bridle
Sense 2
bridle
RELATED TO>(noun) bridle#1
=> bridle
Domain of verb bridle
Domain Terms of verb bridle
Familiarity of verb bridle
bridle used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
bridle
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bridle
2 senses of bridle
Sense 1
bridle
> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> bridle
=> curb
=> clog
Sense 2
bridle
> answer, reply, respond
=> call back
=> counter
=> field
=> sass
=> retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
=> bridle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bridle
Sense 1
bridle
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
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Sense 2
bridle
=> answer, reply, respond
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Grep of verb bridle
bridle
bridle at
bridle up
unbridle
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