aufsatteln — meaning in English

English meaning

• saddle noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.
• tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.

Senses

aufsatteln is used for these senses in English:

• saddle Of a person: to get into a saddle.
• tack (transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
• tack To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
• tack (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.

saddle — full definition

1. noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.
2. noun The seat of a bicycle or motorcycle.
3. noun A dip or low point between two peaks in a mountain ridge.
4. verb To burden someone with a difficult responsibility or debt.
5. verb To put a saddle on an animal.

tack — full definition

1. noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
2. noun A change of course or approach, especially a new strategy after the old one stopped working.
3. noun The equipment used on a horse, such as a saddle and bridle.
4. verb To turn a sailing boat so the wind switches from one side to the other, or more generally to fasten something loosely in place.

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