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BARGE
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• lighter
Hyponyms
(Hyponyms of barge (noun)):
• admiral's barge
• dumb barge
• rowbarge
• row barge
Verb
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.
Anagrams
• Aberg, Berga, Gaber, begar, rebag
Proper noun
Barge (plural Barges)
A surname.
Statistics
• 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.
Anagrams
• 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
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