Meaning of 'bridge' (Webster Dictionary)
- 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.
- 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.
- To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a
river.
- 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)
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:- his letters provided a bridge across the centuries
Meaning (3):
- make a bridge across
Definition
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