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bridge

Definition

  • noun: a structure built over something (such as a river) so that people or vehicles can get across
  • noun: a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle
  • verb: to make a bridge over or across (something)
  • verb: to make a bridge over or across
  • usually used figuratively
  • synonyms: span, overbridge, truss bridge

Examples

  • They hope to 'build a bridge' between the two cultures. [=they hope to help the people in the two cultures understand each other]

  • I don't know how we'll pay the bills if you quit your job, but 'we'll cross that bridge when we come to it'.

  • We had our differences in the past, but that's all 'water under the bridge' now.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - (INFANT LAUGHS) JUNIOR: Why wouldn't you stop hitting me? TULIP: I was distracting them. JUNIOR: Okay, here we go. (BOTH GRUNTING) Oh! Oh! We should untie the bridge! Yeah, I know. What do you think I'm doing? ALPHA WOLF: Chase, chase, chase. Whoa, whoa, whoa... (BOTH LAUGHING) Suck it, wolves! Wolf pack! Form of wolf bridge! Hut, hut, hut. (HOWLS) What is happening? TULIP: The wolves are forming a suspension bridge. (..)
    2016 Storks