1. A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
   "The Golden Gate Bridge spans the entrance to San Francisco Bay";
   - span
    
2. Something resembling a bridge in form or function
   "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
    
3. A wooden support that holds up the strings on a stringed instrument
   "The luthier carefully shaped the bridge of the violin"
    
4. The link between two lenses; rests on the nose
   "He adjusted the bridge of his glasses for a better fit";
   - nosepiece
    
5. The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
   "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
    
6. A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
   "The dentist recommended bridge to replace his missing molars";
   - bridgework
    
7. An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
   "The captain surveyed the horizon from the bridge deck";
   - bridge deck
    
8. A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
   "The engineer used a bridge circuit to measure the unknown resistance";
   - bridge circuit
    
9. Any of various card games based on whist for four players
   "The retirement community held weekly bridge nights"

1. Connect or reduce the distance between
   "The new highway will bridge the two cities"; "We need to bridge over our differences and work together";
   - bridge over
    
2. Make a bridge across
   "bridge a river"
    
3. Cross over on a bridge
   "We bridged the river to reach the other side"

Derived forms: bridging, bridges, bridged

See also: tide over

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, card game, cards, circuit, complex body part, connect, connectedness, connection, connexion [Brit], construction, cover, cross, cut across, cut through, dental plate, denture, electric circuit, electrical circuit, get across, get over, join, link, link up, linkup, pass over, plate, structure, support, tie, tie-in, track, traverse, upper deck

Part of: beak [informal], conk [Brit, informal], eyeglasses [N. Amer], glasses, honker [informal], hooter [informal], nose, nozzle [informal], olfactory organ, schnoz [informal], schnozzle [informal], snoot [informal], snout [informal], specs, spectacles, stringed instrument, transit [N. Amer], transportation, transportation system

Encyclopedia: Bridge, Peter