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BRIDGE OVER
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Connect or reduce the distance between
Synonyms:
bridge; bridge over
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "bridge over" is one way to...):
connect; link; link up; tie (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Suffice for a period between two points
Example:
This money will keep us going for another year
Synonyms:
bridge over; keep going; tide over
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "bridge over" is one way to...):
answer; do; serve; suffice (be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
