BILGE

Bilge

The bilge is the lowest compartment on a ship, below the waterline, where the two sides meet at the keel. The first known use of the word is from 1513.

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bilge

Noun

  1. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
  2. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
  3. The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
  4. Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
  5. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

Verb

  1. To spring a leak in the bilge.
  2. To bulge or swell.
  3. To break open the bilge(s) of.


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