Bilge definition
Bilge water.
noun
To damage the bottom of (a ship) so that water enters.
verb
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
noun
The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
noun
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
noun
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The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
noun
(nautical) To spring a leak in the bilge.
verb
To bulge or swell.
verb
(nautical) To break open the bilge of.
verb
The bulge of a barrel or cask.
noun
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The rounded, lower exterior part of a ship's hull.
noun
(slang) Worthless or silly talk or writing; nonsense.
noun
The bottommost interior part of a ship.
noun
Water that seeps or leaks in, collects there, and becomes stagnant and dirty.
noun
To suffer such damage.
verb
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(nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
noun
Origin of bilge
- Probably alteration of bulge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- A nautical/shipbuilding term, likely derived from bulge.
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