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barge
(bärj)n.
1.
a. A long, large, usually flatbottom boat for transporting freight that is generally unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft.
b. A large, open pleasure boat used for parties, pageants, or formal ceremonies.
2. A powerboat reserved for the use of an admiral.
v. barged, barg·ing, barg·es
v.tr.
To carry by barge.
v.intr.
1. To move about clumsily.
2. To intrude or interrupt, especially rudely: barged into the meeting.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin barca, boat; see bark3.]
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barge
(bɑːdʒ)n
1. (Nautical Terms) a vessel, usually flat-bottomed and with or without its own power, used for transporting freight, esp on canals
2. (Nautical Terms) a vessel, often decorated, used in pageants, for state occasions, etc
3. (Military) navy a boat allocated to a flag officer, used esp for ceremonial occasions and often carried on board his flagship
4. jocular derogatory any vessel, esp an old or clumsy one
5. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) informal Austral a heavy or cumbersome surfboard
vb
6. informal (foll by: into) to bump (into)
7. (tr) informal to push (someone or one's way) violently
8. (intr; foll by into or in) informal to interrupt rudely or clumsily: to barge into a conversation.
9. (Sailing) (tr) sailing to bear down on (another boat or boats) at the start of a race
10. (tr) to transport by barge
11. (intr) informal to move slowly or clumsily
[C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin barga, probably from Late Latin barca a small boat; see barque]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
barge
(bɑrdʒ)n., v. barged, barg•ing. n.
1. a flat-bottomed vessel, usu. pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
2. a vessel of state used in pageants.
3. a naval vessel reserved for a flag officer.
v.i. 4. to move aggressively and clumsily: to barge through a crowd.
5. to move in the slow, heavy manner of a barge.
v.t. 6. to transport by barge.
7. barge in, to intrude, esp. rudely.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Middle French, perhaps < Latin *bārica; see bark3]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
barge
A flat-bed, shallow-draft vessel with no superstructure that is used for the transport of cargo and ships' stores or for general utility purposes. See also watercraft.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
barge
Past participle: barged
Gerund: barging
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| Noun | 1. |  barge - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)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 - (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge scow - a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold Norfolk wherry, wherry - sailing barge used especially in East Anglia |
| Verb | 1. |  barge - push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| 2. |  barge - transport by barge on a body of water |
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barge
noun
1. canal boat, lighter, narrow boat, scow, flatboat He lives on a barge and only works when he has to.
verb
barge in (on something or someone) (Informal) interrupt, break in (on), muscle in (on) (informal), intrude (on), infringe (on), burst in (on), butt in (on), impose yourself (on), force your way in (on), elbow your way in (on) Sorry to barge in like this, but I need your advice. He just barged in on us while we were having a private conversation.
barge into someone bump into, drive into, press, push against, shoulder, thrust, elbow into, shove into, collide with, jostle with, cannon into He would barge into them and kick them in the shins.
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Translations
زَوْرَق لِنَقْل البَضَائِعمَرْكَب كَبير للمَهْرجانات والرّحلاتمَرْكَب نَقْل نَهْرييَتَحَرَّك بِصورَةٍ صاخِبَهيَصْطَدِم بِ
člunmotorový člunnákladní člunpotácet sevpadnout
prambådbrase indbrase ind imase rundt
proomu
barka
bárkanekiütődiktámolyog
rekast áryîjast, vaîastór skipsbáturvaîa/ryîjastvöruflutningaprammi
バージ
바지선
atsitrenkti į kąbaržaįsibrautiįsiveržtimotorlaivis
baržagrīļotiesiedrāztieskuģisliellaiva
nákladný člnpotácať sa
barka
pråm
เรือบรรทุก เรือที่ใช้ในพิธี
mavnapaldır küldür içeri girmekşattoslamakyalpalayarak dolaşmak
sà lan
barge
[bɑːdʒ]B. VT (= push) → empujar (Sport) → cargar contra
C. VI to barge through a crowd → abrirse paso a empujones entre una multitud
to barge past sb → apartar a algn de un empujón
to barge past sb → apartar a algn de un empujón
D. CPD barge pole N → bichero m
I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole (Brit) (fig) → yo no lo querría ni regalado
I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole (Brit) (fig) → yo no lo querría ni regalado
barge about barge around VI + ADV → moverse pesadamente, dar tumbos
barge in VI + ADV
1. (= enter) → irrumpir
barge into VI + PREP
1. [+ person] → chocar contra; [+ room] → irrumpir en
2. (fig) (= interrupt) → interrumpir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
barge
[ˈbɑːrdʒ] n (= boat) → péniche fby barge [go, travel, transport] → en péniche
barge in
vi (= walk in) → faire irruption
(= interrupt conversation) → couper la parole
barge in on
vt fus (= walk in on) to barge in on sb → faire irruption chez qnbarge into
vt fus [+ person, building] → rentrer dansbarge past
vt fus → bousculer en passant
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
barge
n
(for freight) → Last- or Frachtkahn m; (unpowered) → Schleppkahn m; (= lighter) → Leichter m; (= ship’s boat) → Barkasse f; (= houseboat) → Hausboot nt; the Royal/state barge → die königliche Barkasse/die Staatsbarkasse; (unpowered) → das königliche Boot/das Staatsboot
vt
he barged me out of the way → er hat mich weggestoßen; he barged his way into the room → er ist (ins Zimmer) hereingeplatzt (inf); he barged his way through the crowd → er hat sich durch die Menge geboxt (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
barge
[bɑːdʒ] n → chiatta, barcone m; (ceremonial) → lanciabarge in vi + adv (fam, pej) (enter) → precipitarsi dentro, piombare dentro; (interrupt) → intromettersi
barge into vi + prep (fam) (knock) → andare a sbattere contro, urtare contro; (enter) → piombare in; (interrupt) → intromettersi in
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
barge
(baːdʒ) noun1. a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc.
2. a large power-driven boat.
verb1. to move (about) clumsily. He barged about the room.
2. to bump (into). He barged into me.
3. (with in(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely. She barged in without knocking.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
barge
→ زَوْرَق لِنَقْل البَضَائِع člun pram Schleppkahn φορτηγίδα barcaza proomu péniche barka chiatta バージ 바지선 binnenschip lekter barka barcaça, batelão баржа pråm เรือบรรทุก เรือที่ใช้ในพิธี mavna sà lan 驳船Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009