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.

Origin of ridge

before 900; Middle English rigge (noun), Old English hrycg spine, crest, ridge; cognate with Dutch rug, German Rücken, Old Norse hryggr

OTHER WORDS FROM ridge

ridge·like, adjective un·ridged, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ridge

ridge
/ (rɪdʒ) /

noun

verb

to form into a ridge or ridges

Derived forms of ridge

ridgelike, adjective ridgy, adjective

Word Origin for ridge

Old English hrycg; related to Old High German hrucki, Old Norse hryggr

Medical definitions for ridge

ridge
[ rĭj ]

n.

A long, narrow, or crested part of the body, as on the nose.

Scientific definitions for ridge

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.