bilge

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bilge

the bulge of a barrel or cask
the rounded, lower exterior part of a ship's hull
1. [also pl.] the bottommost interior part of a ship
2. water that seeps or leaks in, collects there, and becomes stagnant and dirty
Slang worthless or silly talk or writing; nonsense

Origin of bilge

variant, variety of bulge

transitive verb

bilged, bilg′ing

to damage the bottom of (a ship) so that water enters

to suffer such damage

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bilge

noun

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.
Bilge water.
Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

verb

bilged, bilg·ing, bilg·es

verb

intransitive

Nautical To spring a leak in the bilge.
To bulge or swell.

verb

transitive

Nautical To break open the bilge of.

Origin of bilge

Probably alteration of bulge

Related Forms:

bilg′y
adjective

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"bilge." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 05 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/bilge>.

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bilge. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/bilge

Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural bilges)

(nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
(nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
(uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
(slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present bilges, present participle bilging, simple past and past participle bilged)