bridge

I UK [brɪdʒ] / US noun
Word forms "bridge":
singular bridge plural bridges
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1) [countable] a road, railway, or path that goes over a river, over another road etc, and the structure that supports it

Go over the bridge and then turn right.

We walked across a wooden bridge.

a railway bridge

2) [countable] something that forms a connection between one group and another or between one situation and another

bridge between:

Her job, basically, is to create a bridge between the business community and the world of education.

bridge to:

The new assembly is seen by many as a bridge to full independence.

See:

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3) [countable, usually singular] the part of a ship from which it is controlled

4) [uncountable] a card game for four players who make two teams

5)

a) [countable, usually singular] the thin part of your nose between your eyes

b) the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose

6) [countable, usually singular] a small wooden part on an instrument such as the violin that holds the strings away from the main part of the instrument

7) [countable] an artificial tooth or group of teeth that is fitted between natural teeth

8) [countable] a narrow piece of land that joins two places

II UK [brɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "bridge":
present tense I/you/we/they bridge he/she/it bridges present participle bridging past tense bridged past participle bridged

to make something possible by getting rid of disagreements, differences, or difficulties

Both parties seem implacably opposed to bridging their differences.

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- bridge the gap