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bridge

20 definitions • 16 examples
1
a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other:

Examples:

To get to the restaurant, you need to go over the bridge.
We drove across the bridge.
the Brooklyn Bridge
2
something that makes it easier to make a change from one situation to another:

Examples:

Part-time work can provide a bridge between staying at home and working full-time.
3
the raised part of a ship on which the captain and other officers stand and from where they control the movement of the ship
4
the top part of the nose, between the eyes, or (on a pair of glasses) the piece that is supported by the top part of the nose:

Examples:

The blow caught him right on the bridge of his nose.
5
a card game for four players who play in pairs
6
a piece of material that contains one or more artificial teeth and is kept in place by being fastened to the natural teeth
7
a small piece of wood over which the strings are stretched on a musical instrument such as a guitar or violin
8
in yoga and other forms of exercise, a position in which you have the back of your head, your shoulders and arms, and your feet on the floor and your hips and knees lifted:

Examples:

I recommend you warm up thoroughly before doing your bridges.
Bridge pose works your hips and thighs.
9
part of a song or piece of music that is played between two other parts that are similar to each other:

Examples:

the bridge The song is composed of two verses each followed by a chorus, then the bridge, then another verse followed by the chorus.
The lead guitarist improvised an extended solo during the bridge.
10
to make the difference or division between two things smaller or less severe:

Examples:

bridge a gap We must bridge the gap between employees and management.
11
to build a bridge over or across something:

Examples:

The river had been bridged at its narrowest point.
12
a structure that is built over a river, road, or railroad to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other:

Examples:

We drove across the bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
13
the top part of the nose, between the eyes, or the piece on a pair of glasses that is supported by the top part of the nose:

Examples:

He rubbed the bridge of his nose.
14
a small piece of wood on a musical instrument, such as a guitar or violin, over which strings are stretched
15
a piece of material that keeps artificial teeth in place by being fastened to the natural teeth
16
the raised part of a ship on which the captain and other officers stand and from where they control the movement of the ship
17
a card game for four players who play in two pairs and try to win the cards they say they will win
18
to build or form a bridge over something:

Examples:

19
If a difference is bridged, it is made smaller:

Examples:

Swing music bridged the gap between popular and classical music.
20
relating to money that is borrowed for a short period of time, until money is available for a longer period:

Examples:

bridge fund/finance/financing A group of loyal donors pledged a bridge fund of $20 million to the orchestra.

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