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ridged Definition


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ridge
noun
    1. A strip of ground raised either side of a ploughed furrow.
      Thesaurus: arête, hill, escarpment, reef.
    2. Any long narrow raised area on an otherwise flat surface.
    3. The top edge of something where two upward sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.
    4. A long narrow strip of relatively high ground with steep slopes on either side, often found between valleys.
    5. meteorol.
      A long narrow area of high atmospheric pressure, often associated with fine weather and strong breezes. Compare trough 4.
verb
    tr & intr
    ridged, ridging
    1. To form or make something into ridges.
Derivative: ridged
adj
    Derivative: ridging
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hrycg.



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