saddle up

verb

To set and cinch a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding.

“He saddled up his father's horse as usual.”

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Meanings

verbsaddle up (third-person singular simple present saddles up, present participle saddling up, simple past and past participle saddled up)

present singular third person saddles up · participle present saddling up · participle past saddled up · past saddled up

  1. intransitiveTo set and cinch a saddle on a horse in preparation for riding.

    Saddle up, men! We've got a lot of riding to do today.

  2. transitiveTo set and cinch a saddle in preparation for riding.

    He saddled up his father's horse as usual.

  3. slanguncommonTo engage in sexual intercourse.
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APA

saddle up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddle%20up

MLA

“saddle up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddle%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saddle up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saddle%20up.

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