Meaning of bridge In English

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

  • We drove across/over the bridge.

  • the Brooklyn Bridge

  • Part-time work can provide a bridge between staying at home and working full-time.

• 1 the raised part of a ship on which the captain and other officers stand and from where they control the movement of the ship

• 2 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:

  • The blow caught him right on the bridge of his nose.

• 3 a card game for four players who play in pairs

• 4 a piece of material that contains one or more artificial teeth and is kept in place by being fastened to the natural teeth

• 5 a small piece of wood over which the strings are stretched on a musical instrument such as a guitar or violin

• 6 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:

  • I recommend you warm up thoroughly before doing your bridges.

  • Bridge pose works your hips and thighs.

• 7 to make the difference or division between two things smaller or less severe:

  • We must bridge the gap between employees and management.

• 8 to build a bridge over or across something:

  • The river had been bridged at its narrowest point.

• 9 a structure that is built over a river, road, or railroad to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to the other:

  • We drove across the bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan.

• 10 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:

  • He rubbed the bridge of his nose.

• 11 a small piece of wood on a musical instrument, such as a guitar or violin, over which strings are stretched

• 12 a piece of material that keeps artificial teeth in place by being fastened to the natural teeth

• 13 the raised part of a ship on which the captain and other officers stand and from where they control the movement of the ship

• 14 a card game for four players who play in two pairs and try to win the cards they say they will win

• 15 to build or form a bridge over something:

  • The shopping complex bridges a highway.

  • Swing music bridged the gap between popular and classical music.

• 16 relating to money that is borrowed for a short period of time, until money is available for a longer period:

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