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barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter
(noun) a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
barge
(verb) transport by barge on a body of water
barge, thrust ahead, push forward
(verb) push one’s way; “she barged into the meeting room”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
barge (plural barges)
A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.
One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
(US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
(US, dialect, dated) A large omnibus used for excursions.
• lighter
(Hyponyms of barge (noun)):
• admiral's barge
• dumb barge
• rowbarge
• row barge
barge (third-person singular simple present barges, present participle barging, simple past and past participle barged)
To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
(transitive) To push someone.
• Aberg, Berga, Gaber, begar, rebag
Barge (plural Barges)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barge is the 12607th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2455 individuals. Barge is most common among White (59.88%) and Black/African American (31.32%) individuals.
• Aberg, Berga, Gaber, begar, rebag
Source: Wiktionary
Barge, n. Etym: [OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat, fr. Gr. , prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf. Bark a vessel.]
1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.
2. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge.
3. A large boat used by flag officers.
4. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat. [U.S.]
5. A large omnibus used for excursions. [Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.