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to ridge

to ridge

4 6.0
To make long narrow raised lines in soil for planting
  • verb
  • /rɪdʒ/
translation icon : surcar
  • They ridge the surface of the cake to give it a unique texture and design.
  • ridged fields

Examples

  • Disgust and bitterness ridged his angry expression.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Even late in life, he had ridged muscles along his chest and back.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Then she kissed her way down his chest to where the muscles ridged on either side of his flat abdomen.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Terra preta deposits echo ridged field systems in their implications.

    Academic text (2001)

  • A gentle crease ridged the fleshy space between his fair, sparse eyebrows.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The gardener ridges the soil to create narrow lines for planting seeds.

  • After tilling the ground, she ridged the soil to help with drainage.

Compounds

Blue Ridge
  • US
7 5.1

A range of Appalachian mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia that look blue from far away

Blue Ridge Mountains
  • US
4 3.3

A mountain range in the eastern United States from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia

Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1 7.1

A long underwater mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to near Bouvet Island

supraorbital ridge
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A raised bone above the eye socket on the forehead

ridge tile
  • UK
1 7.5

A shaped piece of material that covers the top ridge of a roof to keep out rain

superciliary ridge
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A raised line of bone above the eye socket that forms the brow

alveolar ridge
  • Specialized
7.5

A bony ridge along the top and bottom jaws that holds the teeth

moving ridge
5.3

A long raised area of water that moves across the surface

gum ridge
  • Specialized
6.7

A raised part of the jawbone that holds the teeth

ridge rope
  • Specialized
9.9

A rope at the side of a ship's front pole that crew hold for safety

How Raised

prominence
4 5.5
crest
5 4.3
to ridge
4 6.0
agger
  • Specialized
9.9
bump
118 2.5
flatness
3 2.9

Surface Forms

ridge infinitive
ridged past
ridged past participle
riding present participle
ridges third person singular

Etymology

Ridge as a verb comes from the same old English root hrycg, meaning 'back', and originally meant to make a 'back' or raised line. That's why to ridge soil is to form long, narrow raised rows.