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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /bɪld͡ʒ/

Definition 1:
• The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
Labels: nautical, transport, countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
Labels: nautical, transport, countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
Labels: uncountable

Definition 4:
• Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
Example: talk bilge
Example: complete bilge
Labels: slang, uncountable

Definition 5:
• The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
Labels: countable, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /bɪld͡ʒ/

Definition 1:
• To spring a leak in the bilge.
Labels: nautical, transport, intransitive

Definition 2:
• To bulge or swell.
Labels: intransitive

Definition 3:
• To break open the bilge(s) of.
Labels: nautical, transport, transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bilge