bridge
noun (1)
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Definition of bridge
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle (such as a river)
a bridge connecting the island to the mainland
b
: a time, place, or means of connection or transition
building a bridge between the two cultures the bridge from war to peace
2
: something resembling a bridge in form or function: such as
a
: the upper bony part of the nose
broke the bridge of his nose
also
: the part of a pair of glasses that rests upon it
c
nautical
: the forward part of a ship's superstructure (see superstructure sense 2b) from which the ship is navigated
3a
music
: a passage linking two sections of a composition
c
chemistry
: a connection (such as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (such as opposite sides of a ring)
4
physics
: an electrical instrument or network for measuring or comparing resistances (see resistance entry 1 sense 4a), inductances, capacitances, or impedances by comparing the ratio of two opposing voltages to a known ratio
bridge
verb
bridged;
bridging
Definition of bridge (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to make a bridge (see bridge entry 1) over or across
bridging a river bridge the divisions between the two groups bridge the generation gap
also
: to join by a bridge
2
: to provide with a bridge
small bridged streams
bridge
noun (2)Definition of bridge (Entry 3 of 3)
card games
: any of various card games for usually four players in two partnerships that bid for the right to declare a trump suit, seek to win tricks (see trick entry 1 sense 4) equal to the final bid, and play with the hand of declarer 's partner exposed and played by declarer
especially
: contract bridge
Illustration of bridge
Noun (1)
bridge 1a: 1 beam, 2 truss, 3 arch, 4 suspension, 5 cable-stayed
In the meaning defined above
Other Words from bridge
Noun (1)
bridgeless
\ ˈbrij-ləs
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adjective
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adjective
Verb
bridgeable
\ ˈbri-jə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
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bridge
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of bridge
: to make a bridge over or across (something)
See the full definition for bridge in the English Language Learners Dictionary
bridge
noun
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Kids Definition of bridge
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: a structure built over something (as water, a low place, or a railroad) so people can cross
2
: the place on a ship where the ship is steered
3
: something that joins or connects : something like a bridge
the bridge of the nose a bridge between cultures
bridge
verb
bridged;
bridging
Kids Definition of bridge (Entry 2 of 3)
: to make a bridge over or across
bridge a gap
bridge
nounKids Definition of bridge (Entry 3 of 3)
: a card game for four players in two teams
bridge
noun
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Medical Definition of bridge
1a
: the upper bony part of the nose
b
: the curved part of a pair of glasses that rests upon this part of the nose
2a
: pons
b
: a strand of protoplasm extending between two cells
c
: a partial denture held in place by anchorage to adjacent teeth
d
: a connection (as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (as opposite sides of a ring)
e
: an area of physical continuity between two chromatids persisting during the later phases of mitosis and constituting a possible source of somatic genetic change