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ALL meanings of bridges

Bridg·es
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  • noun bridges Robert (Seymour). 1844–1930, English poet: poet laureate (1913–30) 3
  • noun bridges Robert (Seymour)1844-1930; Eng. poet: poet laureate (1913-30) 3
  • noun bridges 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 bridges to make a bridge or passage over; span: The road bridged the river. 1
  • verb with object bridges to join by or as if by a bridge: a fallen tree bridging the two porches. 1
  • verb with object bridges to make (a way) by a bridge. 1
  • verb without object bridges Foundry. (of molten metal) to form layers or areas heterogeneous either in material or in degree of hardness. 1
  • adjective bridges (especially of clothing) less expensive than a manufacturer's most expensive products: showing his bridge line for the fall season. 1
  • idioms bridges 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 bridges plural of bridge. 0
  • verb bridges third-person singular simple present indicative form of bridge. 0
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