English

Noun

barge ‎(plural barges)

1. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo
2. A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions
3. 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
4. One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
5. The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table
6. (US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
7. (US, dialect, dated) A large omnibus used for excursions.

Synonyms

• lighter

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

barge ‎(third-person singular simple present barges, present participle barging, simple past and past participle barged)

1. To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
2. (transitive) To push someone.
   • 2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC:

     The home side were professionally going about their business and were denied a spot-kick when Dunne clumsily barged Nani off the the ball.

Anagrams

• Aberg, rebag

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Variant of barje, apocopic form of barjot, from jobard.

Adjective

barge m, f ‎(plural barges)

1. (slang) nuts, bananas (crazy)

Etymology 2

From Late Latin *barga < barca, itself possibly from a form *barica < baris < Ancient Greek βάρις ‎(báris).

Noun

barge f ‎(plural barges)

1. barge (boat)

Etymology 3

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin bardea, of Gaulish origin.

Noun

barge f ‎(plural barges)

1. godwit

Anagrams

• gerba

Northern Sami

Verb

barge

1. inflection of bargat:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

Old French

Noun

barge f ‎(oblique plural barges, nominative singular barge, nominative plural barges)

1. boat

Descendants

• English: barge
• French: barge