bridge

bridge ¹

 (brĭj)

n.

1. A structure spanning and providing passage over a gap or barrier, such as a river or roadway.

2. Something resembling or analogous to this structure in form or function: a land bridge between the continents; a bridge of understanding between two countries.

3.

a. The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

b. The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge.

4. A fixed or removable replacement for one or several but not all of the natural teeth, usually anchored at each end to a natural tooth.

5. Music

a. A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard.

b. A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements.

6. Nautical A crosswise platform or enclosed area above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled.

7. Games

a. A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest¹.

b. The hand used as a support to steady the cue.

8. Electricity

a. Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.

b. An electrical shunt.

9. Chemistry An intramolecular connection that spans atoms or groups of atoms.

tr.v. bridged, bridg·ing, bridg·es

1. To build a bridge over.

2. To cross by or as if by a bridge.

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[Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; see bhrū- in Indo-European roots.]

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bridge′a·ble adj.

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bridge ²

 (brĭj)

n.

Any of several card games derived from whist, usually played by four people in two partnerships, in which trump is determined by bidding and the hand opposite the declarer is played as a dummy.

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[From earlier biritch (influenced by bridge), from Russian birich, a call, from Old Russian birichĭ.]

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bridge

(brɪdʒ)

n

1. (Civil Engineering) a structure that spans and provides a passage over a road, railway, river, or some other obstacle

2. something that resembles this in shape or function: his letters provided a bridge across the centuries.

3. (Anatomy)

a. the hard ridge at the upper part of the nose, formed by the underlying nasal bones

b. any anatomical ridge or connecting structure. Compare pons

4. the part of a pair of glasses that rests on the nose

5. (Dentistry) Also called: bridgework a dental plate containing one or more artificial teeth that is secured to the surrounding natural teeth

6. (Nautical Terms) a platform athwartships and above the rail, from which a ship is piloted and navigated

7. (Instruments) a piece of wood, usually fixed, supporting the strings of a violin, guitar, etc, and transmitting their vibrations to the sounding board

8. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Also called: bridge passage a passage in a musical, literary, or dramatic work linking two or more important sections

9. (Electronics) electronics Also called: bridge circuit any of several networks, such as a Wheatstone bridge, consisting of two branches across which a measuring device is connected. The resistance, capacitance, etc, of one component can be determined from the known values of the others when the voltage in each branch is balanced

10. (Computer Science) computing a device that connects networks and sends packets between them

11. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker

a. a support for a cue made by placing the fingers on the table and raising the thumb

b. a cue rest with a notched end for shots beyond normal reach

12. (Theatre) theatre

a. a platform of adjustable height above or beside the stage for the use of stagehands, light operators, etc

b. chiefly Brit a part of the stage floor that can be raised or lowered

13. (Mechanical Engineering) a partition in a furnace or boiler to keep the fuel in place

14. build bridges to promote reconciliation or cooperation between hostile groups or people

15. burn one's bridges See burn¹¹⁹

16. cross a bridge when one comes to it to deal with a problem only when it arises; not to anticipate difficulties

vb (tr)

17. to build or provide a bridge over something; span: to bridge a river.

18. to connect or reduce the distance between: let us bridge our differences.

[Old English brycg; related to Old Norse bryggja gangway, Old Frisian bregge, Old High German brucka, Danish, Swedish bro]

ˈbridgeable, ˈbridgable adj

ˈbridgeless adj

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bridge

(brɪdʒ)

n

(Bridge) a card game for four players, based on whist, in which one hand (the dummy) is exposed and the trump suit decided by bidding between the players. See also contract bridge, duplicate bridge, rubber bridge, auction bridge

[C19: of uncertain origin, but compare Turkish bir-üç (unattested phrase) one-three (said perhaps to refer to the one exposed hand and the three players' hands)]

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Bridge

(brɪdʒ)

n

(Biography) Frank. 1879–1941, English composer, esp of chamber music. He taught Benjamin Britten

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bridge¹

(brɪdʒ)

n., v. bridged, bridg•ing,
adj. n.

1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.

2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route, phase, etc.

3. a raised transverse platform from which a power vessel is navigated and that often includes a pilot house.

4. the ridge or upper line of the nose.

5. the part of a pair of eyeglasses that joins the two lenses and spans the nose.

6. an artificial replacement, fixed or removable, of a missing tooth or teeth, supported by adjacent natural teeth or roots.

7. a thin fixed wedge or support raising the strings of a musical instrument above the sounding board.

8. a transitional modulatory passage connecting sections of a musical composition.

9. a transitional passage as in a literary work.

10. an electrical circuit or device for measuring resistance, capacitance, inductance, or impedance. Compare Wheatstone bridge.

11. a gantry over a railroad track for supporting waterspouts, signals, etc.

12.

a. the arch formed by the hand and fingers to support the striking end of a billiards or pool cue.

b. a notched piece of wood with a long handle used to support the striking end of a cue.

13. a gallery or platform that can be raised or lowered over a stage for use by technical crew members.

14. a valence bond connecting two parts of a molecule.

v.t.

15. to make a bridge or passage over; span.

16. to join by or as if by a bridge.

17. to make (a way) by a bridge.

adj.

18. (esp. of clothing) less expensive than a manufacturer's most expensive products.

[before 1000; Middle English brigge, Old English brycg, c. Old Saxon bruggia, Old High German brucca, Old Norse bryggja]

bridge′a•ble, adj.

bridge²

(brɪdʒ)

n.

a card game derived from whist in which one partnership plays to fulfill a certain declaration against an opposing partnership.

[1885–90; earlier also sp. britch, biritch; of obscure orig.]

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bridge

Past participle: bridged
Gerund: bridging

Imperative

bridge

bridge

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bridge

1. Position of the hand on which the cue rests.

2. Position of the hand on which the cue rests.

3. Position of the hand on which the cue rests.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bridge - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. span arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it Bailey bridge - a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction cantilever bridge - bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle cattle grid, cattle guard - a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle covered bridge - a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides drawbridge, lift bridge - a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge - a bridge designed for pedestrians flyover, overpass - bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels pier - a support for two adjacent bridge spans bateau bridge, floating bridge, pontoon bridge - a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons rope bridge - a bridge consisting of ropes steel arch bridge - a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" suspension bridge - a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends toll bridge - a bridge where toll is charged for crossing transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods trestle - a supporting tower used to support a bridge trestle bridge - a bridge supported by trestlework truss bridge - a bridge supported by trusses viaduct - bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
	2.	bridge - a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected bridge circuit circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow Wheatstone bridge - a bridge used to measure resistances
	3.	bridge - something resembling a bridge in form or function; "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries" connection, connexion, connectedness - a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare"
	4.	bridge - the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose" anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" nasal bone, os nasale, nasal - an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"
	5.	bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players card game, cards - a game played with playing cards bridge whist - the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit auction, auction bridge - a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge contract bridge, contract - a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid trumping, ruff - (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit major suit - (bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts minor suit - ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs stopper - (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump" bidding, bid - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make contract, declaration - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make takeout - (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit overcall, overbid - (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) slam, sweep - winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player raise - bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level declare - designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand outbid - bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled overbid - to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win, preempt - make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
	6.	bridge - a wooden support that holds the strings up stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	7.	bridge - a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth bridgework dental plate, denture, plate - a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
	8.	bridge - the link between two lenses; rests on the nose nosepiece linkup, tie-in, link, tie - a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles - optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
	9.	bridge - an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands bridge deck conning tower - a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting fly bridge, flybridge, flying bridge, monkey bridge - the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house pilothouse, wheelhouse - an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated upper deck - a higher deck
Verb	1.	bridge - connect or reduce the distance between bridge over connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" bridge over, tide over, keep going - suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year"
	2.	bridge - make a bridge across; "bridge a river" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
	3.	bridge - cross over on a bridge cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

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bridge

noun

1. arch, span, viaduct, aqueduct, flyover, overpass He walked over the railway bridge.

2. link, tie, bond, connection They saw themselves as a bridge to peace.

verb

1. span, cross, go over, cross over, traverse, reach across, extend across, arch over a tree used to bridge the river

2. reconcile, unite, resolve, overcome She bridged the gap between pop music and opera.
reconcile separate, split, divide, widen, sever, keep apart, sunder

Related words
adjective pontine

Bridges

Bridges  Brooklyn Bridge, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Forth Railway Bridge, Forth Road Bridge, Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Halfpenny Bridge, Humber Bridge, London Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Oakland Bay Bridge, Rainbow Bridge, Rialto Bridge, Severn Bridge, Bridge of Sighs, Skye Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Tower Bridge, Tyne Bridge, Waterloo Bridge, Westminster Bridge

Types of bridge  aqueduct, Bailey bridge, balance, bascule, or counterpoise bridge, box-girder bridge, cable-stayed bridge, cantilever bridge, clapper bridge, deck bridge, drawbridge, flyover, footbridge, pivot, swing, or turn bridge, pontoon bridge, snow bridge, suspension bridge, truss bridge, turn bridge, viaduct

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Translations

brug

جِسْرقَصَبَةُ الأنْفمُشط الكَمانيَبْني جِسْرايَتَغَلَّبُ عَلى، يَجْسُرُ

мост

pont

mostmůstekpostavit mostpřeklenoutpřemostit

brobrydebygge bro overkommandobronæseben

BrückeBridgeBridgetowneine Brücke schlagen überKommandobrücke

γέφυρα

ponto

puentebridgecaballeteconstruir/tender un puentellenar

sild

پل

siltahammassiltakomentosiltanenän selkä

pontbridgepasserellechevalet

גשר

पुल

most

hídhidat építnyeregorrnyeregáthidal

jembatan

brúbrúafylla upp ínefhryggurstóll, söîull

pontebridgecolmarecostruire un pontedorso del naso

橋

다리

pons

tiltastiltelisužpildytikapitono tiltelisnosikaulis

tiltsuzcelt tiltu pārvirsdeguneaizpildītkomandtilts

brugbridge

brobrubygge bru overkommandobruneserygg

mostmostekmostek kapitańskibrydżgrzbiet

ponte

мостбриджмостикпереносицакапитанский мостик

mostmostíkpremostiť

mostmostičekpremostitibridž

капетански мостићмостпротезаћуприја

brobryggabridge

daraja

สะพาน

köprüüstüne köprü yapmakburun kemiğidestekdoldurmak

містмости

cầu

桥琴马船桥鼻梁弥合

bridge

¹ [brɪdʒ]

A. N

1. (gen) → puente m (also Mus)
to build a bridge between two communities (fig) → crear un vínculo (de unión) entre dos comunidades
we must rebuild our bridges (fig) → tenemos que restablecer las relaciones
to burn one's bridges → quemar las naves
we'll cross that bridge when we come to it → trataremos ese problema en su momento
don't cross your bridges before you come to them → no adelantes los acontecimientos
much water has flowed under the bridge since then → mucho ha llovido desde entonces

2. (Naut) → puente m de mando

3. [of nose] → caballete m; [of spectacles] → puente m

4. (Dentistry) → puente m

B. VT → tender un puente sobre
to bridge a gap (fig) → llenar un vacío

C. CPD bridge building N → construcción f de puentes (fig) → restablecimiento m de relaciones

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bridge

² [brɪdʒ]

A. N (Cards) → bridge m

B. CPD bridge party N → reunión f de bridge
bridge player N → jugador(a) m/f de bridge
bridge roll N tipo de bollo pequeño y alargado

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bridge

[ˈbrɪdʒ]

n

(over railway, river, road) → pont m
a suspension bridge → un pont suspendu
to burn one's bridges → brûler les ponts

(between people) → lien m

[ship] → passerelle f (de commandement)

[nose] → arête f

(= game) → bridge m
to play bridge → jouer au bridge

(dental) → bridge m

vt

[+ river] → construire un pont sur

[+ gap, gulf, differences] → comblerbridge-building [ˈbrɪdʒbɪldɪŋ] n (= reconciliation) → efforts mpl de rapprochement

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bridge

:

bridge bond

n (Chem) → Brückenbindung f

bridge-building

n → Brückenbau m

bridgehead

n → Brückenkopf m; to establish a bridge → einen Brückenkopf errichten

bridgehouse

n → Brückenhaus nt

bridge roll

n → längliches Brötchen

bridgework

n (Dentistry) → Zahnbrücken pl; (of individual) → Zahnbrücke f

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bridge

¹

n

(lit, fig) → Brücke f; to build bridges (fig) → Brücken schlagen; that’s all water under the bridge (fig) → das ist alles Schnee von gestern; don’t cross your bridges before you come to them (fig) → lass die Dinge einfach auf dich zukommen

(Naut) → (Kommando)brücke f

(of nose) → Sattel m; (of spectacles, violin) → Steg m

(Dentistry) → Brücke f

(Billiards) → Steg m

vt river, railway → eine Brücke schlagen or bauen über (+acc); (fig) → überbrücken; to bridge the gap (fig) → die Zeit überbrücken; (between people) → die Kluft überbrücken

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bridge

²

n (Cards) → Bridge nt

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bridge

¹ [brɪdʒ]

1. n (gen) (Dentistry) → ponte m (Naut) → ponte di comando, plancia
bridge of the nose → setto nasale

2. vt → gettare un ponte su
to bridge a gap (fig) (in knowledge) → colmare una lacuna (in budget) → colmare un disavanzo

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bridge

² [brɪdʒ] n (Cards) → bridge m inv

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bridge

(bridʒ) noun

1. a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc. brug جِسْر мост ponte most die Brücke bro γέφυραpuente sild پل silta pontגשר सेतु most híd jembatan brú ponte 橋 교량 tiltas tilts jambatan brugbrumost پل ponte pod мост most most most bro สะพาน köprü 橋 міст پُل cái cầu 桥

2. the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship. skipbrug بُرج قِيادةٍ في سَفينَه мостик ponte (kapitánský) můstek die Kommandobrücke bro; kommandobro γέφυρα πλοίου puente de mando kaptenisild پل فرماندهی komentosilta passerelle גשר פקוד, פיקוד जहाज में कप्तान के लिए चबूतरा zapovjednički most híd anjungan brú ponte, passerella 船橋 선교, 함교 kapitono tiltelis (kuģa) komandtilts anjungan kapal brugkommandobru mostek د قوماندان پل ponte punte de comandă капитанский мостик mostík (poveljniški) most most brygga หอบังคับการเรือ kaptan köprüsü 船橋 капітанський місток جہاز کے کپتان کے لئے بنایا گیا چبوترہ đài chỉ huy của thuyền trưởng 船桥

3. the bony part (of the nose). neusbrug قَصَبَةُ / عَظْمَةُ الأنْف горната костна част на носа ponte hřbet der Nasenrücken næseryg ράχη της μύτης caballete ninaselg بخش فوقانی استخوان دماغ nenänharja arête גֶשֶר הָאַף नाक का बांसा, हड्डी वाला हिस्सा hrbat nosa (orr)nyereg tulang hidung nefhryggur dorso, ponte 鼻柱 콧마루 nosikaulis virsdegune batang hidung rugneserygggrzbiet د دماغ د هډوکی پورتنی برخه cana baza nasului переносица chrbát nosni koren hrbat näsrygg ดั้งจมูก burun kemiği 鼻樑 перенісся ناک کا بانسہ sống mũi 鼻梁

4. the support of the strings of a violin etc. vioolkam مُشط الكَمان магаренце cavalete kobylka der Steg stol καβαλάρηςpuente roop خرک talla chevaletגשר सारंगी इत्यादि में लकड़ी या हाथी-दांत की पट्टी kobilica hegedű(láb) penyangga dawai biola stóll, söðull ponticello こま (현악기의) 줄받침 tiltelis (stīgu instrumentu) steķis kekuda viola kamstol, stall kobyłka خرک cavalete căluş кобылка kobylka kobilica kobilica stall หมอนรองสายไวโอลิน destek 琴馬，弦柱 кобилка والن کی ڈوری کا سہارا cầu ngựa (mảnh gỗ di động trên đó căng dây đàn violon) 琴马

verb

1. to build a bridge over. They bridged the stream. oorbrug, 'n brug lê oor يَبْني جِسْرا построявам мост construir uma ponte postavit most, přemostit eine Brücke schlagen über bygge bro over χτίζω γέφυρα πάνω από κτ. construir/tender un puente sobre silda ehitama پل زدن rakentaa silta jnk yli construire un pont sur לִבנוֹת גֶשֶר पुल बांधना premostiti hidat épít membuat jembatan brúa costruire un ponte su 橋をかける 다리를 놓다 pastatyti tiltą per uzcelt tiltu pār; savienot ar tiltu membina jambatan overbruggenbygge bru over budować most przez/ponad پل جوړول construir uma ponte a construi un pod peste строить мост premostiť zgraditi most premostiti bygga en bro över ทอดสะพาน üstüne köprü yapmak 架橋 наводити, будувати міст پُل بنانا xây cầu 架桥

2. to close a gap, pause etc. He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark. oorbrug يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلى، يَجْسُرُ свързвам preencher překlenout, vyplnit überbrücken bryde γεφυρώνωllenar, salvar vaikust katkestama فاصله ای را پر کردن kuroa umpeen remplir, meubler לְגָשֶר अंतर मिटाना spojiti áthidal menutup kesenjangan fylla upp í colmare 埋める (공백을) 메우다 užpildyti (tarpą) aizpildīt (pauzi u.tml.) merapatkan overbruggenutfylle wypełnić lukę یو فاصله یا خالیګاه ډکول preencher a um­ple, a trece peste ликвидировать preklenúť premostiti, zapolniti prekinuti överbrygga ปิดช่องว่าง kapamak, doldurmak 彌合 перекривати خاموشی کے وقفے کو توڑنا khắc phục 弥合

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bridge

→ جِسْر most bro Brücke γέφυρα puente silta pont most ponte 橋 다리 brug bro most ponte мост bro สะพาน köprü cầu 桥

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bridge

n. puente; [dental];

___ abutment → pilar de___, anclaje.

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bridge

n (dent, etc.) puente m; — of the nose puente nasal or de la nariz

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