"bridge up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bridges up [present, singular, third-person], bridging up [participle, present], bridged up [participle, past], bridged up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bridge up (third-person singular simple present bridges up, present participle bridging up, simple past and past participle bridged up)
  1. (intransitive, slang, prison, Australia) To approach threateningly; to gesture aggressively; to show off as if to fight. Tags: Australia, intransitive, slang Synonyms: shape up

Inflected forms

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