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bridle
 
Noun bridle has 2 senses
  1. bridle - headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
    --1 is a kind of     headgear
    --1 is a part of harness
    --1 has parts: bit; cheekpiece; headstall, headpiece; rein
    Derived forms: verb bridle1, verb bridle2
  2. bridle, check, curb - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"
    --2 is a kind of restraint
Verb bridle has 2 senses
  1. bridle - put a bridle on; "bridle horses"
    --1 is one way to     restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
    Derived form: noun bridle1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. bridle - respond to the reins, as of horses
    --2 is one way to     answer, reply, respond
    Derived form: noun bridle1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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