I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bridle path (= for people riding horses )
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He knows all the bridle paths through the woods.
bridle path
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
path
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She pretended a greater surprise than she felt that the leader of those upon the bridle path was Lord Wyatt.
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We followed a pleasant bridle path through trees and soon found ourselves listening to the sweet bubbling song of a black cap.
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It's criss crossed by a maze of tracks and bridle paths .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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If the rings do not align symmetrically, look for a mark on either bridle .
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Most kite designs specify the bridle line lengths and the attachment points.
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One of the men turned his horse by seizing its bridle .
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Riven hung on to his mount's bridle grimly whilst it bucked and reared in a desperate effort to get away.
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Some solo flyers claim never to change bridle settings.
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The boy walked up to it and pulled its head up with the bridle , leading it out of the trees.
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Then he heard, faintly but distinctly, the jingle of a bridle .
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Then he puts on a bridle and saddle.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After three weeks she was still too nervous to groom, too impossible to bridle .
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Five horses, saddled and bridled, were tied by the reins to branches of trees.
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Instead they bridled, told employers to stuff their jobs and walked out, cursing themselves.
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The horse looked at him tranquilly, neither startled nor afraid, and suffered himself to be bridled without the least trouble.
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The horses had been bridled and yoked to the car.
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Wasn't Puffy worried that the star sensibilities in the audience might bridle at his parade of skins?
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We live in a knowledge-based economy, in which educated workers bridle at commands and demand autonomy.