bridge

bridge
bridge1 W2S2 [brıdʒ] n
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1¦(over a river/road etc)¦
2¦(connection)¦
3¦(ship)¦
4¦(card game)¦
5 the bridge of your nose
6¦(pair of glasses)¦
7¦(musical instrument)¦
8¦(for teeth)¦
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[Sense: 1-3, 5-8; Origin: Old English brycg]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: biritch 'bridge' (1800-1900), perhaps from an unrecorded Turkish bir-üç 'one-three']
1.) ¦(OVER A RIVER/ROAD ETC)¦
a structure built over a river, road etc that allows people or vehicles to cross from one side to the other
2.) ¦(CONNECTION)¦
something that provides a connection between two things
= ↑link bridge between/to
▪ The training programme is seen as a bridge between school and work.
▪ a scheme to build bridges (=make a better relationship) between the police and the community
3.) ¦(SHIP)¦ [C usually singular]
the raised part of a ship from which the officers control it
4.) ¦(CARD GAME)¦[U]
a card game for four players who play in pairs
5.) the bridge of your nose
the upper part of your nose between your eyes
6.) ¦(PAIR OF GLASSES)¦ [C usually singular]
the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose
7.) ¦(MUSICAL INSTRUMENT)¦ [C usually singular]
a small piece of wood under the strings of a ↑violin or ↑guitar, used to keep them in position
8.) ¦(FOR TEETH)¦
a small piece of metal that keeps false teeth in place by attaching them to your real teeth
→burn your bridges at ↑burn1 (18), cross that bridge when you come to it at ↑cross1 (10), be (all) water under the bridge at ↑water1 (6)
bridge 2
bridge2 v [T]
1.) to reduce or get rid of the difference between two things
▪ The differences between our two cultures can be bridged if we continue to communicate.
▪ Alvin managed to bridge the gap between ballet and modern dance.
2.) written to build or form a bridge over something
▪ a fallen tree bridging the stream

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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