bridging Definition

bridge¹
noun

1. A structure that spans a river, road, railway, valley, ravine or other obstacle, providing a continuous route across it for pedestrians, motor vehicles or trains. See also cantilever bridge, suspension bridge.
2. Anything that joins or connects two separate things or parts of something, or that connects across a gap.
3. On a ship: the narrow raised platform from which the captain and officers direct its course.
4. The hard bony upper part of the nose.
5. In a pair of spectacles: the part of the frame that rests on the bridge of the nose, connecting the two lenses.
6. On a violin, or guitar, etc: a thin, movable, upright piece of wood, etc which supports the strings and keeps them stretched tight.
7. dentistry.
A fixed replacement for one or more missing teeth, consisting of a partial denture that is permanently secured to one or more adjacent natural teeth.
Form: bridgework
8. elec engineering.
A type of electrical circuit for measuring resistance, etc.
9. billiards, snooker etc.
A raised support with a long handle, on which the end of the cue² can be rested, eg when playing an awkward shot.

verb bridged, bridging

1. To form or build a bridge over (eg a river or railway).
2. To make a connection across something, or close the two sides of (a gap, etc).

Example: managed to bridge our differences
Thesaurus: span, connect, link, join, bind, couple, traverse, unite, yoke.
3. elec engineering.
To make an electrical connection.

Derivative: bridgeable
adj

Idiom: cross a bridge when one comes to it

To deal with a problem when it arises and not before.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon brycg.