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bridge

noun
  1. any of various card games based on whist for four players
  2. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
    span
  3. an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
    bridge deck
  4. the link between two lenses
    nosepiece
  5. a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
    bridgework
  6. a wooden support that holds the strings up
  7. a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
    bridge circuit
  8. the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
    “My glasses left marks on the bridge of my nose.”
  9. something resembling a bridge in form or function
    “The letters provided a bridge across the centuries.”
verb
  1. to make a bridge across something
    “We bridged the river, using only bamboo and a wad of chewing gum.”
  2. to cross over on a bridge
    “I bridged the river.”
  3. to connect or reduce the distance between
    “The computer science class will bridge your understanding of these two fundamental skills.”
    bridge over