1. A seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
   "He adjusted the saddle before mounting his horse"
    
2. A seat for the rider of a bicycle
   "He replaced his old saddle with a more comfortable gel-padded model";
   - bicycle seat
    
3. A pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
   "The saddle offered a clear view of both mountain peaks";
   - saddleback
    
4. Cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
   "The chef prepared a saddle of lamb for the banquet"
    
5. A piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
   "The saddle on his oxford shoes was slightly worn"
    
6. Posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
   "The chef prepared the chicken saddle for roasting"

1. Put a saddle on
   "saddle the horses"
    
2. Load or burden; encumber
   "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility";
   - lumber [Brit, informal]
    
3. Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
   "He saddled her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend";
   - charge, burden, lumber [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: saddles, saddling, saddled

Type of: attach, body part, burden, burthen, command, cut, cut of meat, mountain pass, notch, pass, piece of leather, require, seat, weight, weight down

Antonym: offsaddle

Part of: back, bicycle, bike, cycle, domestic fowl, dorsum, fowl, poultry, shoe

Encyclopedia: Saddle, Arkansas