saddle (n.)

  1. a seat for the rider of a horse or camel

  2. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

    [ Syn: saddleback ]

  3. cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins

  4. a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe

  5. a seat for the rider of a bicycle

    [ Syn: bicycle seat ]

  6. posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl

    saddle (v.)

  1. put a saddle on; saddle the horses'

  2. load or burden; encumber; he saddled me with that heavy responsibility'

  3. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend

    [ Syn: charge , burden ]

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