rɪdʒ n. & v. --n. 1
the line of the
junction of
two surfaces sloping upwards
towards each other (the ridge of a roof). 2 a long
narrow hilltop,
mountain range, or
watershed. 3
any narrow
elevation across a
surface. 4 Meteorol. an elongated
region of
high barometric
pressure. 5
Agriculture a raised strip of
arable land, usu.
one of a set separated by furrows. 6 Hort. a raised
hotbed for melons etc. --v. 1 tr. mark
with ridges. 2 tr. Agriculture break up (land)
into ridges. 3 tr. Hort.
plant (cucumbers etc.) in ridges. 4 tr. & intr.
gather into ridges. øridge-piece (or -tree) a
beam along the ridge of a
roof. ridge-pole 1 the
horizontal pole of a long tent. 2 = ridge-piece. ridge-tile a
tile used in
making a roof-ridge. øøridgy adj. [OE hrycg f. Gmc]