Bilge has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
2
where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
3
The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
Verb
1
cause to leak
"the collision bilged the vessel"
2
take in water at the bilge
"the tanker bilged"
3
To spring a leak in the bilge.
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