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verb
To remove the bridle, and other tack, from (a horse or other animal).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To remove restraint from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: bridle
Broader terms: get rid of, remove
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bridle English unbridle From un- + bridle.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
