ridge

ridge

R0238600 (rĭj)n.1. A long narrow upper section or crest: the ridge of a wave.2. a. A long, narrow, elevated section of the earth's surface, such as a chain of hills or mountains or the divide between adjacent valleys.b. A long mountain range on the ocean floor.3. A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge.4. A long, narrow, or crested part of the body: the ridge of the nose.5. The horizontal line formed by the juncture of two sloping planes, especially the line formed by the surfaces at the top of a roof.6. A narrow, raised strip, as in cloth or on plowed ground.v. ridged, ridg·ing, ridg·es v.tr. To mark with, form into, or provide with a ridge or ridges.v.intr. To form a ridge or ridges.

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[Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

ridge

(rɪdʒ) n1. (Physical Geography) a long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides esp one formed by the meeting of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur2. any long narrow raised strip or elevation, as on a fabric or in ploughed land3. (Anatomy) anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc4. (Architecture) a. the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sidesb. (as modifier): a ridge tile. 5. (Zoology) the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale6. (Physical Geography) meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticyclone. Compare trough⁴vbto form into a ridge or ridges[Old English hrycg; related to Old High German hrucki, Old Norse hryggr] ˈridgeˌlike adj ˈridgy adj

ridge

(rɪdʒ)

n., v. ridged, ridg•ing. n. 1. a long, narrow elevation of land, as a chain of hills. 2. the long and narrow upper edge, angle, or crest of something, as a hill. 3. the back of an animal. 4. any raised, narrow strip, as on cloth. 5. the horizontal line in which the tops of the rafters of a roof meet. 6. (on a weather chart) a narrow, elongated area of high pressure. v.t. 7. to provide with or form into ridges. 8. to mark with or as if with ridges. v.i. 9. to form ridges. [before 900; Middle English rigge (n.), Old English hrycg spine]

ridge

Past participle: ridged
Gerund: ridging

Imperative
ridge
ridge

Present
I ridge
you ridge
he/she/it ridges
we ridge
you ridge
they ridge

Preterite
I ridged
you ridged
he/she/it ridged
we ridged
you ridged
they ridged

Present Continuous
I am ridging
you are ridging
he/she/it is ridging
we are ridging
you are ridging
they are ridging

Present Perfect
I have ridged
you have ridged
he/she/it has ridged
we have ridged
you have ridged
they have ridged

Past Continuous
I was ridging
you were ridging
he/she/it was ridging
we were ridging
you were ridging
they were ridging

Past Perfect
I had ridged
you had ridged
he/she/it had ridged
we had ridged
you had ridged
they had ridged

Future
I will ridge
you will ridge
he/she/it will ridge
we will ridge
you will ridge
they will ridge

Future Perfect
I will have ridged
you will have ridged
he/she/it will have ridged
we will have ridged
you will have ridged
they will have ridged

Future Continuous
I will be ridging
you will be ridging
he/she/it will be ridging
we will be ridging
you will be ridging
they will be ridging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ridging
you have been ridging
he/she/it has been ridging
we have been ridging
you have been ridging
they have been ridging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ridging
you will have been ridging
he/she/it will have been ridging
we will have been ridging
you will have been ridging
they will have been ridging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ridging
you had been ridging
he/she/it had been ridging
we had been ridging
you had been ridging
they had been ridging

Conditional
I would ridge
you would ridge
he/she/it would ridge
we would ridge
you would ridge
they would ridge

Past Conditional
I would have ridged
you would have ridged
he/she/it would have ridged
we would have ridged
you would have ridged
they would have ridged

ridge

An area of high pressure between two depressions.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striationbank - a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth"bar - a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"dune, sand dune - a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceansesker - (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheetsledge, shelf - a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under waternatural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formationreef - a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the waterripple mark - one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind
	2.	ridge - any long raised stripraphe, rhaphe - a ridge that forms a seam between two partsconvex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outwardcorrugation - a ridge on a corrugated surface
	3.	ridge - a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the oceangeological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
	4.	ridge - a long narrow range of hillsridgelinearete - a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountainsgeological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earthhogback, horseback - a narrow ridge of hills
	5.	ridge - any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membraneappendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus - a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket
	6.	ridge - 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 raftersridgepole, rooftreebeam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in constructiongable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
Verb	1.	ridge - extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"cover, extend, continue - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
	2.	ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed stripfarming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockplow, plough, turn - to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
	3.	ridge - throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	4.	ridge - spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"spade - dig (up) with a spade; "I spade compost into the flower beds"
	5.	ridge - form into a ridgeshape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

ridge

noun crest, bank, rise, fell, scar, escarpment In some places the ridge is quite a gentle feature.

Translations

大气层的高压脊屋脊山脉山脊脊状

ridge

(ridʒ) noun1. a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it. 山脊 山脊2. a long narrow row of hills. 山脈 山脉3. anything like a ridge in shape. A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map. (氣象)氣壓脊 脊状，（大气层的）高压脊 4. the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof. 屋脊 屋脊