Definition of barged in English

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Noun Plural: barges
barge - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
		flatboat, hoy, lighter
		boat a small vessel for travel on water
		dredger a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
		houseboat a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
		pontoon a float supporting a seaplane
		scow a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
Verb barges, barging, barged
barge - transport by barge on a body of water
		ship, transport, send place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"
		pilotage, piloting, navigation the occupation of a pilot
barge - push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"
		thrust ahead, push forward
		belt along, rush along, pelt along, hotfoot, hie, cannonball along, bucket along, step on it, hasten, race, speed, rush compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
		butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, cut in, break in, put in break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"

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barge (Noun)
A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
barge (Noun)
A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
barge (Noun)
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.
barge (Noun)
One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars.
barge (Noun)
The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
barge (Noun)
A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
barge (Noun)
A large omnibus used for excursions.
barge (Verb)
To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
barge (Verb)
To push someone.

barge (n.)
A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.
barge (n.)
A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge.
barge (n.)
A large boat used by flag officers.
barge (n.)
A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
barge (n.)
A large omnibus used for excursions.

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

barge
bärj, n. flat-bottomed freight boat, with or without sails, used on rivers and canals: the second boat of a man-of-war: a large pleasure or state boat.—ns. Bar′gee, a bargeman; Barge′man, The manager of a barge; Barge′-mas′ter, the proprietor of a barge. [O. Fr. barge—Low L. barga. Prob. a doublet of Bark, a barge.]

barge
(bargie, Dutch) a vessel or boat of state, furnished with elegant apartments, canopies, and cushions; equipped with a band of rowers, and decorated with flags and streamers: they are generally used for processions on the water, by noblemen, officers of state, or magistrates of great cities. Of this sort we may naturally suppose the famous barge or galley of Cleopatra, which, according to Shakespeare,
barge
cabotiere, is also the name of a flat-bottomed vessel of burthen, for lading and discharging ships, and removing their cargoes from place to place in a harbour.

barge
A boat of a long, slight, and spacious construction, generally carvel-built, double-banked, for the use of admirals and captains of ships of war.--Barge, in boat attacks, is next in strength to the launch. It is likewise a vessel or boat of state, furnished and equipped in the most sumptuous style;--and of this sort we may naturally suppose to have been the famous barge or galley of Cleopatra, which, according to the beautiful description of Shakspeare-- "Like a burnished throne Burnt on the water: the poop was beaten gold, Purple her sails; and so perfumed, that The winds were love-sick with them; the oars were silver. Which to the tune of flutes kept time, and made The water which they beat to follow faster As amorous of their strokes."