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Meaning of ridge

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ridge

Pronunciation:/ɹɪdʒ//ɹɪdʒ/

noun

Definitions

  1. The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.

  2. Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.

    Example: The plough threw up ridges of earth between the furrows.

  3. The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.

  4. The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.

verb

Definitions

  1. To form into a ridge

  2. To extend in ridges