ridge

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: ridgelineridgepolerooftree

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  1. a long narrow natural elevation or striation
  2. any long raised strip
  3. a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
  4. a long narrow range of hillsSynonyms: ridgeline
  5. any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
  6. a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of raftersSynonyms: ridgepolerooftree

Verb (5)

  1. extend in ridges“The land ridges towards the South”
  2. plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
  3. throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides“He ridged his corn”
  4. spade into alternate ridges and troughs“ridge the soil”
  5. form into a ridge
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ridge \Ridge\ (r[i^]j), n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. r["u]cken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. [root]16.]

1.The back, or top of the back; a crest. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]

2.A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen ridges of the Alps." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Part rise in crystal wall, or ridge direct.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

3.A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc. [1913 Webster]

4.(Arch.) The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault. [1913 Webster]

5.(Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way. --Stocqueler. [1913 Webster]

Ridge \Ridge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ridged; p. pr. & vb. n. Ridging.]

1.To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges. [1913 Webster]

Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of chafed wild boars.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To form into ridges with the plow, as land. [1913 Webster]

3.To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

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