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Noun ridge has 5 senses

ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation
--₁ is a kind of natural elevation, elevation
--₁ has particulars:
bank; bar; dune, sand dune; esker; ledge, shelf; reef; ripple mark

Derived form: verb ridge₁
ridge - any long raised strip
--₂ is a kind of convex shape, convexity
--₂ has particulars: raphe, rhaphe; corrugation
Derived forms: verb ridge₅, verb ridge₄, verb ridge₃, verb ridge₂
ridge - a long narrow range of hills
--₃ is a kind of geological formation, formation
--₃ has particulars: arete; hogback, horseback
Derived form: verb ridge₁
ridge - any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
--₄ is a kind of process, outgrowth, appendage
--₄ has particulars:
supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus, superciliary ridge, superciliary arch
ridge, ridgepole, rooftree - a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters
--₅ is a kind of beam
--₅ is a part of gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof

Verb ridge has 5 senses

ridge - extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
--₁ is one way to cover, extend

Derived forms: noun ridge₃, noun ridge₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
ridge - plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
--₂ is one way to plow, plough, turn

Derived form: noun ridge₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ridge - throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"
--₃ is one way to throw

Derived form: noun ridge₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ridge - spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
--₄ is one way to spade

Derived form: noun ridge₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ridge - form into a ridge
--₅ is one way to shape, form

Derived form: noun ridge₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something