barge

Meaning

Noun

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, dated, dialectal, historical) A large bus used for excursions.

Verb

1. To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
2. (transitive) To push someone.

Synonyms

lighter

boat

⛵

flatboat

hoy

ship

🚢

scow

vessel

thrust ahead

push forward

burst

lance

ferry

⛴️

punt

canal boat

barque

sampan

edge in

encroach

ferryboat

flat-bottomed boat

float

fly

✈️

fly by

force

forge

freight boat

godwit

infiltrate

interlope

intrude

invade

irrupt

jump

lunge

muscle

💪

nave

nosedive

obtrude

penetrate

plummet

plunge

plunk

pontoon

punts

push

raft

raid

regurgitate

rowing boat

rush

Translations

chiatta

aak

barcaça

péniche

barcaza

Lastkahn

chaland

barge

Leichter

φορτηγίδα

barcone

barca

Kahn

barque

μαούνα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑːd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: barge

In summary

From Middle English barge, borrowed from Old French barge (“boat”), from Vulgar Latin *barga, a variant of Late Latin barca, a regular syncope of Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris, “Egyptian boat”), from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ (baare, “small boat”), from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjrb-bA-A-y:r*Z1-P1 (“transport ship”). Doublet of bark, barque and baris.

Sentences

Oops , I didn't want to barge in on you !