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Bilge - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Bilge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bilge [ n.]
- The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle.
- That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground.
- Bilge water.
2 . Bilge [ v. i.]
- To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.
- To bulge.
3 . Bilge [ v. t.]
- To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel).
- To cause to bulge.

Meaning of 'Bilge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bilge [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to leak
Example in sentence:
  • the collision bilged the vessel
Meaning (2):
- take in water at the bilge
Example in sentence:
  • the tanker bilged

Nearby Words:

bilabiate bilaciniate bilalo bilamellate bilamellated bilaminar bilaminate biland bilander bilateral

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