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bridge up

bridge up verb: to approach threateningly; to gesture aggressively; to show off as if to fight.

Verb

bridge up (third-person singular simple present bridges up, present participle bridging up, simple past and past participle bridged up)

  1. (Australia, intransitive, slang, prison) To approach threateningly; to gesture aggressively; to show off as if to fight.
    Synonyms:
    shape up

Synonyms of bridge up

Forms of bridge up

third-person singular presentbridges up
present participlebridging up
past participlebridged up
pastbridged up

Questions about bridge up

What does bridge up mean?
Bridge up means to approach threateningly; to gesture aggressively; to show off as if to fight.
What part of speech is bridge up?
Bridge up is a verb.
What is the past tense of bridge up?
The past tense of bridge up is bridged up.

Words near bridge up in the dictionary

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  2. bridge the gap
  3. Bridge Trafford
  4. bridge translation
  5. bridge translations
  6. bridge up
  7. bridge whist
  8. bridge wire
  9. bridge wires
  10. bridge-and-tunnel
  11. bridge-and-tunneler

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