| bridle | (noun) the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess | Synonyms: check, curb |
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| (noun) headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control | - |
| (verb) respond to the reins, as of horses | - |
| (verb) put a bridle on | - |
| (verb) anger or take offense | - |
| idle | (adjective) not in action or at work | - |
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| (adjective) silly or trivial | Synonyms: light |
| (adjective) not in active use | Synonyms: unused |
| (adjective) lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility | Synonyms: loose |
| (adjective) not having a job | Synonyms: jobless, out of work |
| (adjective) not yielding a return | Synonyms: dead |
| (adjective) without a basis in reason or fact | Synonyms: baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, wild |
| (noun) the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling | - |
| (verb) run disconnected or idle | Synonyms: tick over |
| (verb) be idle; exist in a changeless situation | Synonyms: laze, slug, stagnate |
| sidle | (verb) move sideways | Synonyms: sashay |
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| (verb) move unobtrusively or furtively | - |
| unbridle | (verb) remove the bridle from (a horse or mule) | - |
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