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unsaddle

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove a saddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To throw (a rider) from the saddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

remove the saddle from

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They unsaddled their mounts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: offsaddle

Antonyms: saddle

Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw

History

Etymology

From Middle English onsadelen, unsadelen, unsadlen, equivalent to un- + saddle.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: odsedlat — to remove a saddle
  • Czech: shodit — to throw from a saddle
  • Czech: vyhodit ze sedla — to throw from a saddle