Noun
a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters

Noun
any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

Noun
a long narrow natural elevation or striation

Noun
a long narrow range of hills

Noun
any long raised strip

Verb
form into a ridge

Verb
spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"

Verb
throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"

Verb
plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

Verb
extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"

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n.
The back, or top of the back; a crest.

n.
A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.

n.
A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.

n.
The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.

n.
The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.

v. t.
To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.

v. t.
To form into ridges with the plow, as land.

v. t.
To wrinkle.

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Ridge

Ridge , n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D. rug, G. r'9acken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. &root;16.] 1. The back, or top of the back; a crest. Hudibras. 2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen ridges of the Alps." Shak.

Part rise crystal wall, or ridge direct.

3. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc. 4. (Arch.) The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault. 5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way. Stocqueler.

Ridge

Ridge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ridged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ridging.] 1. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.

Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of chafed wild boars.

2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land. 3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." Cowper.

The back, or top of the back; a crest.

To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.