ALL meanings of bridge
bridge
B b - noun bridge a game derived from whist in which one partnership plays to fulfill a certain declaration against an opposing partnership acting as defenders. Compare auction bridge, contract (def 5). 1
- verb with object bridge to make a bridge or passage over; span: The road bridged the river. 1
- verb with object bridge to join by or as if by a bridge: a fallen tree bridging the two porches. 1
- verb with object bridge to make (a way) by a bridge. 1
- verb without object bridge Foundry. (of molten metal) to form layers or areas heterogeneous either in material or in degree of hardness. 1
- adjective bridge (especially of clothing) less expensive than a manufacturer's most expensive products: showing his bridge line for the fall season. 1
- idioms bridge burn one's bridges (behind one), to eliminate all possibilities of retreat; make one's decision irrevocable: She burned her bridges when she walked out angrily. 1
- noun Definition of bridge in Technology (networking, hardware) A device which forwards traffic between network segments based on data link layer information. These segments would have a common network layer address. Every network should only have one root bridge. See also gateway, router. 1
- noun bridge structure over river, etc. 1
- noun bridge part of a stringed instrument 1
- noun bridge part of the nose 1
- noun bridge card game 1
- noun bridge intermediate phase 1
- noun bridge nautical: of a ship 1
- noun bridge dentistry: artificial teeth 1
- noun bridge music: transitional passage 1
- transitive verb bridge time: span 1
- noun Definition of bridge in Technology A component of ICES for civil engineers. 1
- noun bridge A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. 0
- noun bridge An arch or superstructure. 0
- noun bridge A connection, real or abstract. 0
- noun bridge (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit. 0
- noun bridge A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall. 0
- noun bridge A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener. 0
- noun bridge (card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each. 0
- verb bridge To be or make a bridge over something. 0
- verb bridge To span as if with a bridge. 0
- verb bridge (music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping. 0
- verb bridge (computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge. 0
- verb bridge (wrestling) To go to the bridge position. 0