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Bilge

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Noun

1. bilge, bilge water

water accumulated in the bilge of a ship

2. bilge

where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

Verb

3. bilge

cause to leak

Example Sentences:
'the collision bilged the vessel'

4. bilge, take in water

take in water at the bilge

Example Sentences:
'the tanker bilged'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bilge

see synonyms of bilge
noun
1. nautical
the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom
2. (often plural)
the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom
3. Also called: bilgewater
the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge
4. informal
silly rubbish; nonsense
5. 
the widest part of the belly of a barrel or cask
verb
6. (intransitive) nautical
(of a vessel) to take in water at the bilge
7. (transitive) nautical
to damage (a vessel) in the bilge, causing it to leak

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Bilge

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noun
1. 
the bulge of a barrel or cask
2. 
the rounded, lower exterior part of a ship's hull
3. 
a.  [also pl.]
the bottommost interior part of a ship
b. 
water that seeps or leaks in, collects there, and becomes stagnant and dirty
also bilge water
4.  Slang
worthless or silly talk or writing; nonsense
verb transitiveWord forms: bilged or ˈbilging
5. 
to damage the bottom of (a ship) so that water enters
verb intransitive
6. 
to suffer such damage

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bilge

see synonyms of bilge
n.
1. Nautical
a. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
b. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
2. Bilge water.
3. Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
4. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
v. bilged, bilg·ing, bilg·es
v.intr.
1. Nautical To spring a leak in the bilge.
2. To bulge or swell.
v.tr.
Nautical To break open the bilge of.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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