Barge - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɑːrdʒ|  American pronunciation of the word barge
Brit.  |bɑːdʒ|  British pronunciation of the word barge

noun

- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) (syn: flatboat, hoy, lighter)

verb

- push one's way (syn: push forward)
she barged into the meeting room
- transport by barge on a body of water

Extra examples

He came rushing down the stairs, barging into the crowd of people at the bottom.

She barged through the door without even knocking.

The visitors were conveyed in barges to the crest of High Pole hill.

Children were barging around the house.

The boy rushed in, barging against the door.

That rude man barged into me in the shop.

He barged into the room.

Don't just barge in here without knocking.

The children barged into the room, shouting.

I barged into an old friend in town today.

She ran outside, barging past bushes and shrubs.

She barged her way through the shopping crowds.

Barge traffic was halted because of flooding.

...the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic...

...the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway, the New York State Barge Canal...

Phrasal verbs

barge in  — enter uninvited; informal

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: barge
he/she/it: barges
present participle: barging
past tense: barged
past participle: barged
noun
singular: barge
plural: barges
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