Meaning & use
Saddled
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Burdened someone with a difficult responsibility, debt, or task.
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The new manager was saddled with a shrinking budget and low morale.
They saddled the horse before dawn for the long ride ahead.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense of being 'saddled' with a burden comes from the literal act of placing a saddle, and thus weight, on a horse's back.
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burdenedencumbered
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2. verb
Fitted a horse or other animal with a saddle.
He saddled the mare and led her out to the paddock.
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