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Barge has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

"The old canal barge slowly drifted through the locks, its hull loaded high with timber ready for transport."

2

A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

"The merchant secured a new barge to haul tons of coal up the muddy canal toward the city docks."

Verb
1

push one's way

"she barged into the meeting room"

2

transport by barge on a body of water

"The heavy cargo was loaded onto a flat-bottomed vessel to be barged down the river to the factory."

3

To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.

"The crowd began to barge past the security guard trying to get into the concert venue."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"At the family reunion, Uncle Barge told a story about his grandfather who once served as a lighthouse keeper."

See Also
bread procession bargee river poleboat trading launch state
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
boat rush transport
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dredger houseboat pontoon scow wherry
Rhyming Words
urge orge virge serge targe surge norge purge verge forge merge gorge jorge harge parge farge dirge large gurge marge
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