ridge
verb/rɪdʒ/
/rɪdʒ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ridge | /rɪdʒ/ /rɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it ridges | /ˈrɪdʒɪz/ /ˈrɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple ridged | /rɪdʒd/ /rɪdʒd/ |
| past participle ridged | /rɪdʒd/ /rɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form ridging | /ˈrɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈrɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- ridge something to make narrow raised lines or areas on the surface of somethingWord OriginOld English hrycg ‘spine, crest’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rug and German Rücken ‘back’.
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