Definitions For Ridge

noun

• 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
• Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
• A long narrow natural elevation or striation
• A long narrow range of hills
• A long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
• Any long raised strip
• A long area of land that is on top of a mountain or hill
• A raised part or area on the surface of something
• The place where two sloping surfaces meet

verb

• Form into a ridge
• Spade into alternate ridges and troughs
• Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
• Plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip
• Extend in ridges