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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

A device for controlling a horse, or to restrain or control something.

e.g. The rider adjusted the bridle to ensure a comfortable fit for the horse.

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Similar Words

Check

Constrain

Contain

Control

Curb

Govern

Hold

Inhibit

Keep

Measure

Regulate

Restrain

Rule

Tame

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Opposite Words

Abet

Actuate

Air

Bow

Brew

Drive

Express

Ferment

Foment

Gratify

Humor

Impel

Incite

Indulge

Instigate

Liberate

Loose

Loosen

Luxuriate

Move

Pick

Propel

Provoke

Raise

Release

Submit

Submittal

Succumb

Surrender

Takeout

Unleash

Unlock

Unmoor

Unshackle

Vent

Work

Yield

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Related Words

Arrest

Ban

Bar

Block

Enjoin

Forbid

Gag

Hamper

Handcuff

Hinder

Holdback

Impede

Interdict

Interrupt

Mince

Muffle

Muzzle

Obstruct

Outlaw

Pathway

Pocket

Prohibit

Proscribe

Repress

Silence

Sink

Smother

Squelch

Stifle

Stop

Strangle

Submerge

Suppress

Swallow

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