bilge

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

A nautical/shipbuilding term, likely derived from bulge.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɪldʒ/, SAMPA: bIlj'
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[edit] Noun

bilge (countable and uncountable; plural bilges)

1. (nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
2. (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
3. (uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
4. (slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
5. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

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to bilge (third-person singular simple present bilges, present participle bilging, simple past and past participle bilged)

1. (nautical, intransitive) To spring a leak in the bilge.
2. (intransitive) To bulge or swell.
3. (nautical, transitive) To break open the bilge(s) of.

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• bilgewater / bilge water
• bilge pump