bilge

[ bilj ]

/ bɪldʒ /

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noun

Nautical.

either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull.
Also bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects.
Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away.
Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.

Slang. bilge water (def. 2).

the widest circumference or belly of a cask.

verb (used without object), bilged, bilg·ing.

Nautical.

to leak in the bilge.
(of white paint) to turn yellow.

to bulge or swell out.

verb (used with object), bilged, bilg·ing.

Nautical. to damage (a hull bottom) so as to create an entry for seawater.

Origin of bilge

First recorded in 1505–15; perhaps variant of bulge

Words nearby bilge

bile ducts, bile pigment, bile salt, bilestone, bi-level, bilge, bilge board, bilge keel, bilge pump, bilge water, bilgy

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Example sentences from the Web for bilge

Setting his heavy shoulders under her bilge, he gave a mighty upward heave.
Down the Columbia|Lewis R. Freeman
When the bottles were opened the corks refused to pop, and nobody dared to touch the "bilge" that was within.
In the Footprints of the Padres|Charles Warren Stoddard
Mayo trod carefully down the bilge and clasped the mate's hand.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
I have known boats to be sunk by striking rocks, but they hit either the side of the bow or the bilge and stove in the plank.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling|Thomas Fleming Day

Cayman's deck was sharply slanted; sometimes she lifted her lower side and one felt her bilge work in the sand.
Kit Musgrave's Luck|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for bilge

bilge

/ (bɪldʒ) /

noun

nautical the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom

(often plural) the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom

Also called: bilge water the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge

informal silly rubbish; nonsense

the widest part of the belly of a barrel or cask

verb

(intr) nautical (of a vessel) to take in water at the bilge

(tr) nautical to damage (a vessel) in the bilge, causing it to leak

Derived forms of bilge

bilgy, adjective

Word Origin for bilge

C16: probably a variant of bulge

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bilge
释义	bilge [ bilj ] / bɪldʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bilge ON THESAURUS.COM noun Nautical. either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull. Also bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects. Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away. Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges. Slang. bilge water (def. 2). the widest circumference or belly of a cask. verb (used without object), bilged, bilg·ing. Nautical. to leak in the bilge. (of white paint) to turn yellow. to bulge or swell out. verb (used with object), bilged, bilg·ing. Nautical. to damage (a hull bottom) so as to create an entry for seawater. Origin of bilge First recorded in 1505–15; perhaps variant of bulge Words nearby bilge bile ducts, bile pigment, bile salt, bilestone, bi-level, bilge, bilge board, bilge keel, bilge pump, bilge water, bilgy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bilge Setting his heavy shoulders under her bilge, he gave a mighty upward heave. Down the Columbia\|Lewis R. Freeman When the bottles were opened the corks refused to pop, and nobody dared to touch the "bilge" that was within. In the Footprints of the Padres\|Charles Warren Stoddard Mayo trod carefully down the bilge and clasped the mate's hand. Blow The Man Down\|Holman Day I have known boats to be sunk by striking rocks, but they hit either the side of the bow or the bilge and stove in the plank. On Yachts and Yacht Handling\|Thomas Fleming Day Cayman's deck was sharply slanted; sometimes she lifted her lower side and one felt her bilge work in the sand. Kit Musgrave's Luck\|Harold Bindloss British Dictionary definitions for bilge bilge / (bɪldʒ) / noun nautical the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom (often plural) the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom Also called: bilge water the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge informal silly rubbish; nonsense the widest part of the belly of a barrel or cask verb (intr) nautical (of a vessel) to take in water at the bilge (tr) nautical to damage (a vessel) in the bilge, causing it to leak Derived forms of bilge bilgy, adjective Word Origin for bilge C16: probably a variant of bulge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bilge malarky, balderdash, trash, rot, bull
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bilge

noun

verb (used without object), bilged, bilg·ing.

verb (used with object), bilged, bilg·ing.

Origin of bilge

Words nearby bilge

Example sentences from the Web for bilge

British Dictionary definitions for bilge

noun

verb

Derived forms of bilge

Word Origin for bilge

Words related to bilge