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Meaning of 'ridge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ridge [ n.]
- The back, or top of the back; a crest.
- A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.
- A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
- The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
- The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
2 . Ridge [ v. t.]
- To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.
- To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
- To wrinkle.

Meaning of 'ridge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ridge [ v]
Meaning (1):
- throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
Example in sentence:
  • He ridged his corn
Meaning (2):
- spade into alternate ridges and troughs
Example in sentence:
  • ridge the soil
Meaning (3):
- extend in ridges
Example in sentence:
  • The land ridges towards the South

Nearby Words:

rid ridable riddance ridded ridden ridder ridding riddle riddled riddler

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