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Meanings of bridle in English

Portuguese
freio
Catalan
fre
Spanish
freno

The act of restraining power or action or limiting excess.

freio

Put a bridle on.

Antonyms
Examples for "unbridle"
Examples for "unbridle"
1
Ford said it will make noises in three modes: Whisper, Engage and Unbridled.
Reuters
2
Unbridled joy does not come easily to the Berlin elite.
Reuters
3
Unbridled, deserved joy for Bangladesh and their supporters.
The Guardian
4
Unbridled bar-room enthusiasm is not to his taste.
The Guardian
5
Five years ago this month unbridled anger and a demand for change bubbled to the surface in Syria.
The Irish Times

Ship element.

Related terms
Usage of bridle in English
1
I foraged about and found the side-saddle and bridle in the harness-room.
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
2
The horse soon reached us; we caught the bridle and held him.
The Honor of the Name
3
The next I was out and the bridle was in my hand.
The Adventures of Gerard
4
Two of the guards stepped forward in silence and took the bridle.
Prester John
5
He went off in the darkness, towing the present by the bridle.
Impressions of a War Correspondent
6
To exchange the bridle to the new mount was also comparatively simple.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
7
It is a base mind which always requires the bit and bridle.
Devereux — Volume 03
8
The horse was there in the yard, but without saddle or bridle.
Now It Can Be Told
9
They came galloping up; and, drawing bridle, sat silent in their saddles.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
10
He grasped the bridle reins of his horse in his left hand.
Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal; Or, Perils of the Black Bear Patro...
11
The saddle on the mare was silver, and so was the bridle.
Celtic Fairy Tales
12
There was not a saddle or a bridle in the whole party.
The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
13
This animal the robbers divested of saddle and bridle and set free.
Whirligigs
14
He caught her bridle-rein and held it to steady the impatient animal.
The Desired Woman
15
It's as if the bridle simply fell apart, but why on earth-
Destined to last
16
One night in Cuba they had crossed a mountain by a bridle-path.
The Untilled Field
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Translations for bridle
Portuguese
freio
Catalan
fre
Spanish
freno
Bridle through the time
Bridle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common