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

  • (..) Great. Wait! Do you know how to get to Friendship Island! Do you like it there? Did you feel any earthquakes? Is the bridge cool? Yes. Good. What happened with the playoffs. We won the first game. Coach says we might actually go to the finals this year. Oh, and we got this new girl (..)
    2015 Inside Out
  • (..) - Hnh! - Aw! Okay. Not what I had in mind. Aw! Hey, look. The Golden Gate Bridge, isn't that great? It's not made up of solid gold like we thought, which is kind of disappointed. But still... I sure am glad you told me (..)
    2015 Inside Out