Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bridge
Bridge
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a a structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc., across a stream, ravine, road, railway, etc. b anything providing a connection between different things (English is a bridge between nations). 2 the superstructure on a ship from which the captain and officers direct operations. 3 the upper bony part of the nose. 4 Mus. an upright piece of wood on a violin etc. over which the strings are stretched. 5 = BRIDGEWORK. 6 Billiards etc. a a long stick with a structure at the end which is used to support a cue for a difficult shot. b a support for a cue formed by a raised hand. 7 = land-bridge. --v.tr. 1 a be a bridge over (a fallen tree bridges the stream). b make a bridge over; span. 2 span as if with a bridge (bridged their differences with understanding). Phrases and idioms bridge of asses = pons asinorum. bridge of boats a bridge formed by mooring boats together abreast across a river etc. bridge passage Mus. a transitional piece between main themes. bridging loan a loan from a bank etc. to cover the short interval between buying a house etc. and selling another. cross a (or that) bridge when one comes to it deal with a problem when and if it arises. Derivatives bridgeable adj. Etymology: OE brycg f. Gmc 2. n. a card-game derived from whist, in which one player's cards are exposed and are played by his or her partner (cf. auction bridge, contract bridge). Phrases and idioms bridge roll a small soft bread roll. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; akin to Old High German brucka ~, Old Church Slavic brŭvŭno beam Date: before 12th century 1. a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle, a time, place, or means of connection or transition, something resembling a ~ in form or function: as, the upper bony part of the nose, a piece raising the strings of a musical instrument, the forward part of a ship's superstructure from which the ship is navigated, gantry 2b, the hand as a rest for a billiards or pool cue, 3. a musical passage linking two sections of a composition, a partial denture anchored to adjacent teeth, a connection (as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (as opposite sides of a ring), an electrical instrument or network for measuring or comparing resistances, inductances, capacitances, or impedances by comparing the ratio of two opposing voltages to a known ratio, ~less adjective II. transitive verb (~d; bridging) Date: before 12th century to make a ~ over or across , to provide with a ~, ~able adjective III. noun Etymology: alteration of earlier biritch, of unknown origin Date: circa 1897 any of various card games for usually four players in two partnerships that bid for the right to declare a trump suit, seek to win tricks equal to the final bid, and play with the hand of declarer's partner exposed and played by declarer ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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