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bridge in English
- bridge⇄adj. bridgeable.
- bridge⇄adj. bridgelike.
- bridge⇄bridge (1), noun, verb, bridged,bridging.
- bridge⇄bridge (2), noun.
a card game for two pairs of players, played with 52 cards, derived from whist. The highest bidder names the trump suit or declares no trumps. Auction bridge and contract bridge are two kinds. - bridge⇄expr. burn one's bridges, to cut off all chances of retreat.
Ex. Having signed the contract, he burned his bridges and could not recover the money he invested. - bridge⇄expr. cross that (or a) bridge when one comes to it, to deal with a problem when it arises.
Ex. Asked if he would accept a place on the ticket ... he said ""We'll have to cross that bridge when we come to it"" (New York Times). - bridge⇄noun 1a. something built that carries a road, railroad, or path across a river, another road, a valley, or other obstruction.
Ex. Engineers design bridges of great length and strength to cross the widest rivers.
(SYN) viaduct.
b. any - bridge⇄v.t. 1a. to build a road, railroad, or path over a river, another road, a valley, or other obstruction.
Ex. The engineers bridged the river.
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. Politeness will bridge many difficulties.
(SYN) surmount.
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