bridge

/bɹɪd͡ʒ/
nounverb

A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

    “The rope bridge crosses the river.”

  2. An arch or superstructure.

    “The first officer is on the bridge.”

  3. A connection, real or abstract.

  4. Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To be or make a bridge over something.

    “With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge.”

  2. To span as if with a bridge.

    “The two groups were able to bridge their differences.”

  3. To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

    “We need to bridge that jam into "The Eleven".”

  4. To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English brigge, from Old English brycġ (“bridge”), from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjō, *brugjǭ (“bridge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw- (“wooden flooring, decking, bridge”).

BRIDGE at a glance

BRIDGE has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (B 3 + R 1 + I 1 + D 2 + G 2 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,700 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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