bilge

C2 Topic:Maritime & Sailing

US /bɪld͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

Freq #29752

Meanings

1

verb
to take in water at the bilge

The tanker bilged before it sank.
2

verb
to cause to leak

The collision bilged the vessel.
3

noun
Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

Talk bilge.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to take in water at the bilge take in water

Word family

Derived forms bilge-freebilgewaybilgy

Related forms bilgewater

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Phrases (1)

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bilge keel
a long fin fitted along a ship's lower hull to reduce rolling

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

Maritime & Sailing Actions & Processes

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