- 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.