Barge
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /bÉ‘Ë(ɹ)dÊ’/
- Rhymes: -É‘Ë(ɹ)dÊ’
Origin
From Old French barge ("boat"), from Vulgar Latin barca, from Ancient Greek βάÏις (báris, "Egyptian boat"), from Coptic ⲃâ²â²â²£â²‰ (bÄre, "small boat"), from Egyptian *bÄ“re.
Full definition of barge
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.
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Verb
- To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
- (transitive) To push someone.
- 2011, February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa, The home side were professionally going about their business and were denied a spot-kick when Dunne clumsily barged Nani off the the ball.