bridge in WordNet English dictionary

1. any of various card games based on whist for four players
   bridge 
   
2. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
   bridge  span 
   
3. an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
   bridge  bridge deck 
   
4. the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
   bridge  nosepiece 
   
5. a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
   bridge  bridgework 
   
6. a wooden support that holds the strings up
   bridge 
   
7. a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
   bridge  bridge circuit 
   
8. the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
   "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose"
   bridge 
   
9. something resembling a bridge in form or function
   "his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
   bridge 
   

1. make a bridge across
   "bridge a river"
   bridge 
   
2. cross over on a bridge
   bridge 
   
3. connect or reduce the distance between
   bridge  bridge over