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Bridge
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
(2):
(n.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.
(3):
(v. t.) To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; - generally with over.
(4):
(n.) A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; - usually called a bridge wall.
(5):
(n.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
(6):
(n.) A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other.
(7):
(n.) Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
(8):
(v. t.) To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
(9):
(n.) A card game resembling whist.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bridge'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bridge.html. 1828.