BRIDGE


Meaning of BRIDGE in English

(~s, bridging, ~d)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A ~ is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.

He walked back over the railway ~.

...the Golden Gate Bridge.

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2.

A ~ between two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them.

...a land ~ linking Serbian territories.

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3.

To ~ the gap between two people or things means to reduce it or get rid of it.

It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to ~ their differences.

= overcome

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4.

Something that ~s the gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things.

...the singer who ~d the gap between pop music and opera.

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5.

If something or someone acts as a ~ between two people, groups, or things, they connect them.

We hope this book will act as a ~ between doctor and patient...

They saw themselves as a ~ to peace.

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6.

The ~ is the place on a ship from which it is steered.

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7.

The ~ of your nose is the thin top part of it, between your eyes.

On the ~ of his hooked nose was a pair of gold rimless spectacles.

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8.

The ~ of a pair of glasses is the part that rests on your nose.

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9.

The ~ of a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is the small piece of wood under the strings that holds them up.

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10.

Bridge is a card game for four players in which the players begin by declaring how many tricks they expect to win.

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11.

see also suspension ~

12.

water under the ~: see water

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