bridle
Kelime Anlamı :

1. ata başlık takmak.
2. gemlemek.
3. yular takmak.
4. frenulum.
5. (at) dizginlemek.
6. iki gemi demirini birleştiren zincir veya halat.
7. dizgin.
8. yular tak/dizginle.
9. bridle hand dizgini tutan el.
10. gem.
Tanımlar :
1. to put a bridle on: as, to brīdle a horse.
2. to restrain, guide, or govern; check, curb, or control: as, to bridle the passions.
3.
4. to hold the head up, in the manner of a spirited horse under a strong rein, especially as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; assume a lofty manner so as to assert one's dignity or express indignation; toss the head; strut: generally with up.
5. to connect; join as by a bridle: as draft-rollers (in cotton-manufacturing) that are yoked together.
6. that portion of the gear or harness of a horse (or other animal similarly used) which is fitted to its head, and by which it is governed and restrained, consisting usually of a head-stall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages, according to its particular form and uses. see cut under harness.
7. an old instrument of punishment and restraint for scolds: a simpler form of the branks.
8. figuratively, a restraint; a curb; a check.
9. the piece in the interior of a gun-lock which covers and holds in place the tumbler and sear, being itself held by the screws on which they turn. see cut under gun-lock.
10. the piece on the end of a plow-beam to which the draftshackle is attached; the clevis. also called muzzle or plow-head.
11. in machinery, a link, flange, or other attachment for limiting the movement of any part of a machine.
12. nautical, a chain or rope span both ends of which are made fast, the strain or power being applied to the bight.
13. in pathology, a small band attaching two parts to each other, as two serous surfaces after inflammation, or the sides of the urethra after urethritis, or stretched across a pustule or vesicle, modifying its shape.
14. in anatomy, a frenum (which see).
15. an arrangement by which a large kite, used in aërial observations, is attached to the steel wire by which it is held.
16. A device for controlling the speed of logs on a skid-road.
17. in certain cephalopods, one of the bands which attach the funnel to the head.
18. in pianoforte-making. same as bridle-tape.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. put a bridle on
2. the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
3. headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
4. anger or take offense
5. respond to the reins, as of horses
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