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bilge

Pronunciation: /bɪld͡ʒ/

The English word “bilge” has 8 meanings listed here.

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, where water accumulates.
  3. The water accumulated in the bilge; 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.

Etymology

Likely derived from bulge. Compare Middle English bulgen (“to ground or scuttle a ship”).

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