Meaning & use
Saddle
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A seat fixed on the back of a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle for a rider.
See it in a sentence
She adjusted the saddle before mounting the horse for the trail ride.
He raised the bike's saddle a few inches before the long ride.
A note on using this word
The figurative verb sense, "to saddle someone with something," extends the literal image of loading weight onto an animal's back.
Words with a similar meaning
seat
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To load or burden a person with a duty, debt, or responsibility.
The new manager was saddled with an unrealistic budget on his first day.
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