bilge
noun
- lowest compartment on a ship or seaplane
verb
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Pronunciation: /bɪld͡ʒ/
noun
Etymology: Likely derived from bulge. Compare Middle English bulgen (“to ground or scuttle a ship”).
- The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
- The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
- Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
“talk bilge”
“complete bilge”
- The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
verb
Etymology: Likely derived from bulge. Compare Middle English bulgen (“to ground or scuttle a ship”).
- To spring a leak in the bilge.
- To bulge or swell.
- To break open the bilge(s) of.