Definitions of saddle:

  • noun:   posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
  • noun:   a seat for the rider of a horse
  • noun:   a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
  • noun:   cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins
  • noun:   a seat for the rider of a bicycle
  • noun:   a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
  • verb:   load or burden; encumber
    Example: "He saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
  • verb:   put a saddle on
    Example: "Saddle the horses"
  • verb:   impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to