Meanings
verbbridge up (third-person singular simple present bridges up, present participle bridging up, simple past and past participle bridged up)
present singular third person bridges up · participle present bridging up · participle past bridged up · past bridged up
- AustraliaintransitiveslangprisonTo approach threateningly; to gesture aggressively; to show off as if to fight.
Synonyms: shape up
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo approach threateningly; to gesture aggressively; to show off as if to fight.
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bridge up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge%20up
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“bridge up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bridge up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge%20up.
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