stirrup

«stirrup» in Mova's school dictionary: a metal loop that hangs on each side of a horse's saddle… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a stirrup, stirrups)

meaning for a pupil

1) A stirrup is a metal loop that hangs on each side of a horse's saddle, for the rider to put their foot in. tree →

2) The stirrup (or stapes) is also a tiny bone in the middle ear, shaped like a stirrup; it is the smallest bone in the human body. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday life and sport: horse riders keep their feet in the stirrups for balance. History: stirrups helped riders stay on horses in battle and changed how wars were fought. Science: the ear has three tiny bones: hammer, anvil and stirrup, which pass sounds to the inner ear.

examples

• Put your feet in the stirrups before you ride. tree →
• She shortened the stirrups for the pony. tree →
• The knight stood up in his stirrups. tree →
• The stirrup is the smallest bone in your body. tree →
• Hammer, anvil and stirrup are the ear bones. tree →
• His foot slipped out of the stirrup. tree →
• A stirrup cup is a drink before a ride (old custom). tree →
• The King gave him a beautiful charger, with golden stirrups, and a sword. tree →

note

Countable, usually in pairs. Spelling: double r and a single p: s-t-i-r-r-u-p. Said «STIR-up».

In the corpora

• The smallest bone, the stirrup in your ear, is smaller than a grain of rice.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stirrup» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.