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Meaning of ridge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ridge
      n 1: a long narrow natural elevation or striation
      2: any long raised strip
      3: a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
      4: a long narrow range of hills [syn: {ridge}, {ridgeline}]
      5: any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or
         membrane
      6: 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
         rafters [syn: {ridge}, {ridgepole}, {rooftree}]
      v 1: extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
      2: plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an
         unploughed strip
      3: throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged
         his corn"
      4: spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
      5: form into a ridge

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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