Saddled Saddle Seat Back Put A Saddle On Sb/Yourself Noun, Verbbre /ˈsædl/Name /ˈsædl

noun

1 a leather seat for a rider on a horseShe swung herself into the saddle.2 a seat on a bicycle or motorcycle3 a piece of meat from the back of an animala saddle of lambin the ˈsaddle1 in a position of authority and controlHe wanted a united party, with himself firmly in the saddle.

2 riding a horseThree weeks after the accident he was back in the saddle.

verb

~ sthto put a saddle on a horseTheir horses were saddled and waiting.

ˌsaddle ˈup| ˌsaddle sthˈup to put a saddle on a horseHe saddled up and rode off.ˈsaddle sb/yourself with sth[often passive] to give sb/yourself an unpleasant responsibility, task, debt, etcI've been saddled with organizing the conference. The company was saddled with debts of £12 million.