barge
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barge¹
- /ˈbɑːd͡ʒ/ UK
- [ˈbɑːd͡ʒ] UK
- /ˈbɑɹd͡ʒ/ US
- [ˈbɑɹd͡ʒ] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ
Where it comes from
From Middle English barge, borrowed from Old French barge (“boat”), from Vulgar Latin *barga, a variant of Late Latin barca, a regular syncope of Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris, “Egyptian boat”), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare, “small boat”), from Demotic Egyptian br, from Egyptian bꜣjrb-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1 (“transport ship”). Doublet of bark, barque and baris.
noun barges
- A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo. Not far from the station can be seen one of the old barges of the Nar Navigation Company which has become so much a part of the bank it has a tree growing in it.
- 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.
- A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
- A large bus used for excursions.
Similar: lighter
verb barges · barging · barged
- To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner. I mean I couldn't sit there on that desk for the rest of my life, and besides, I was afraid my parents might barge in on me all of a sudden and I wanted to at least say hello to her before they did.
- To push someone. The home side were professionally going about their business and were denied a spot-kick when Dunne clumsily barged Nani off the ball.
Barge²
proper noun Barges
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: flatboat, hoy, lighter, push forward, thrust ahead, houseboat, vessel, skiff, scow, boat, ship, drogue, rowboat, towing, tow, water
noun
Similar: lighter
Translations
Every language
noun flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters
| Español | lancha a remolque, barcaza |
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| 한국어 | 짐배 jimbae, 바지선 bajiseon |
| 日本語 | 艀 hashike, はしけ hashike |
| 中文 | 駁船 /驳船 bóchuán |
| हिन्दी | बजरा bajrā |
| Português | barcaça |
| Français | chaland |
| Deutsch | Lastkahn, Schleppkahn |
| Italiano | chiatta, maona, bettolina |
| Ελληνικά | φορτηγίδα fortigída |
| Română | mahonă |
| Русский | ба́ржа bárža, ба́рка bárka |
| Tiếng Việt | sà lan |
| עברית | אַרְבָּה arbá, דוברה dovrá |
noun rowed ceremonial vessel
| עברית | אַרְבָּה arbá |
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noun the wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table
| Italiano | paniere |
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verb to roughly and unwelcomely push through a group
| Русский | пробива́ться probivátʹsja, прота́лкиваться protálkivatʹsja |
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title = {barge},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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