Barge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A long, large, usually flatbottom boat for transporting freight that is generally unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft.
  • n. A large, open pleasure boat used for parties, pageants, or formal ceremonies.
  • n. A powerboat reserved for the use of an admiral.
  • v. To carry by barge.
  • verb-intransitive. To move about clumsily.
  • verb-intransitive. To intrude or interrupt, especially rudely: barged into the meeting.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo
  • n. A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions
  • n. 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
  • n. One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
  • n. The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table
  • n. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
  • n. A large omnibus used for excursions.
  • v. To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
  • v. To push someone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated.
  • n. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods.
  • n. A large boat used by flag officers.
  • n. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
  • n. A large omnibus used for excursions.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A sailing vessel of any sort.
  • n. A flat-bottomed vessel of burden used in loading and unloading ships, and, on rivers and canals, for conveying goods from one place to another.
  • n. A long, double-banked boat, spacious and of elegant construction, for the use of flag-officers of ships of war.
  • n. A practice-boat used by crews in training for a race. It is commonly a long, narrow, lap-streak boat, somewhat wider and stronger than a shell, and thus better fitted for rough water.
  • n. A boat for passengers or freight, two-decked, but without sails or power, and in service towed by a steam-boat or tug: used for pleasure-excursions and for the transportation of hay and other bulky merchandise.
  • n. A pleasure-boat; in former times, a vessel or boat of state, often magnificently adorned, furnished with elegant apartments, canopied and cushioned, decorated with banners and draperies, and propelled by a numerous body of oarsmen: used by sovereigns, officers, magistrates, etc., and in various pageants, as the marriage of the Adriatic at Venice and the Lord Mayor's parade at London.
  • n. In New England, a large wagon, coach, or omnibus for carrying picnic parties or conveying passengers to and from hotels, etc.
  • To carry or transport by means of barges.
  • n. A book-name of the godwit.
  • n. plural In mining, sheets of iron, zinc, or wood used for shedding water in wet shafts or workings. Barrowman, Glossary.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
  • v. transport by barge on a body of water
  • v. push one's way
  • Verb Form
    barged    bargees    barges    barging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    send    transport    ship    rush    hie    speed    belt along    step on it    race    rush along   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lighter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Marge    charge    discharge    enlarge    large    marge    mischarge    recharge    sarge    supercharge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    steamer    yacht    canoe    boat    craft    schooner    wagon    galley    raft    truck