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Meaning of 'bridge'
Meaning of 'bridge' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Bridge 
[ n.]
- A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,
erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad,
etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other. [ n.]- Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
- The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.
- A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
- A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.
2. Bridge [ v. t.]
- To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a
river. [ v. t.]- To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
- To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with over.
Meaning of 'bridge' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. bridge [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
- the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
Example in sentence:
- her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose
Meaning (2):
- something resembling a bridge in form or function
- something resembling a bridge in form or function
Example in sentence:
- his letters provided a bridge across the centuries
2. bridge [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- make a bridge across
- make a bridge across
Example in sentence:
- bridge a river
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