To show hostility or resentment.
To hold up one's head proudly or affectedly.
To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
To put a bridle on.
The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.
A length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull, as the rigging on a kite for attaching line.
A mooring hawser.
A piece in the interior of a gunlock which holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.
A restraint; a curb; a check.
A gesture expressing pride or vanity.
To move in opposition or in retaliation.
A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.