# ridged

Pronunciation: say "RIJD" /ˈɹɪd͡ʒd/

## Adjective

1. Having a surface marked with ridges, the long, narrow raised strips that run along it.
   - Simple: Having long, narrow raised lines on the surface.
   - _The ridged soles of the boots grip well on wet rocks._
   - _Old oak trees have deeply ridged bark._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of ridge. — simple past and past participle of ridge
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of ridge. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _Low hills ridged across the horizon to the east._
   - _The garden beds were ridged by hand so that rainwater would drain between them._

## Origin

From Middle English rigged (also spelled riggid, ryggyd or rugged), equivalent to ridge + -ed.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ridged (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).