bridle
2
7.0
- noun
- /ˈbraɪdəl/
:
freno
- Now, look, jim, put a bridle on that wild imagination.
Examples
-
We were standing by the bridle path; I was supposed to be looking after him—I was actually eighteen months older—and a horse went nuts, tossed its rider off, and kicked my brother.
Fiction book (1997) -
While local situations may vary, statistics suggest such bridles on kids may rest as much on emotions and politics as on hard facts.
Academic text (1997) -
Inadvertently, it helped her get a bridle on her own need for him.
Fiction book (1991) -
"You see, her hunger is unpredictable because of her youth, but the bridle of restraint is entrusted to the older man.
Fiction book (1991) -
People steeped in Congress's culture of unbridled power find it incomprehensible that the Framers fashioned the Constitution as a bridle.
Blog text (18) -
The teacher implemented a new bridle to control the students' disruptive behavior during class.
-
The company uses a strict bridle to limit excessive spending on unnecessary projects.
-
Her strict adherence to rules acts as a bridle, keeping her impulsive decisions in check.
Synonyms
218
3.4
Something that stops or controls another thing
73
4.7
Something used to hold a person or animal still
67
8.2
A limit placed on what someone or something can do
48
4.5
A limit on how much someone can do
22
4.0
A limit on something to stop too much of it
22
4.6
A thing that stops or controls movement to keep people and machines safe
7
7.5
A situation that greatly limits freedom and progress
3
8.0
A strong control that stops people or groups from acting freely
1
7.0
A device that limits how much something moves or flows
Something that limits people's actions, like a custom or law
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Restrained
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bridle first named the horse tool and then became a picture for any 'restraint' or thing that controls someone, because a bridle limits a horse's movement. So a bridle today can mean anything that holds someone back or limits their behavior.