ridge
[ rij ]
/ rɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), ridged, ridg·ing.
to provide with or form into a ridge or ridges.
to mark with or as if with ridges.
verb (used without object), ridged, ridg·ing.
to form ridges.
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Nearby words
rider, rider's bone, ridered, ridership, ridesharing, ridge, ridge rib, ridgeback, ridgecrest, ridged, ridgefield
Origin of ridge
before 900; Middle English rigge (noun), Old English hrycg spine, crest, ridge; cognate with Dutch rug, German Rücken, Old Norse hryggr
Related formsridge·like, adjectiveun·ridged, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ridged
ridge
/ (rɪdʒ) /
noun
verb
to form into a ridge or ridges
Derived Formsridgelike, adjectiveridgy, adjective
Word Origin for ridge
Old English hrycg; related to Old High German hrucki, Old Norse hryggr
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Word Origin and History for ridged
ridge
Old English hrycg "back of a man or beast," probably reinforced by Old Norse hryggr "back, ridge," from Proto-Germanic *khrugjaz (cf. Old Frisian hregg, Old Saxon hruggi, Dutch rug, Old High German hrukki, German Rücken "the back"), of uncertain origin. Also in Old English, "the top or crest of anything," especially when long and narrow. The connecting notion is of the "ridge" of the backbone. Spelling with -dg- is from late 15c. Ridge-runner "Southern Appalachian person" first recorded 1917.
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Medicine definitions for ridged
ridge
[ rĭj ]
n.
A long, narrow, or crested part of the body, as on the nose.
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Science definitions for ridged
ridge
[ rĭj ]
A long narrow chain of hills or mountains.
See mid-ocean ridge.
A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure associated with an area of peak anticyclonic circulation. Compare trough.
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