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bilge

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bilge /ˈbɪlʤ/ noun
plural bilges
bilge
/ˈbɪlʤ/
noun
plural bilges
Learner's definition of BILGE
1 
[count] : the bottom part of the inside of a ship or boat底舱；船舭
2 
[noncount] informal : foolish or worthless statements or information : nonsense傻话；废话
BNC: 36656 COCA: 27221

bilge

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noun

ˈbilj How to pronounce bilge (audio)
1
: the bulging part of a cask or barrel
2
a
: the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides
b
: the lowest point of a ship's inner hull
3
: stale or worthless remarks or ideas

bilge

2 of 2

verb

bilged; bilging

intransitive verb

: to become damaged in the bilge

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun That magazine prints a lot of bilge about celebrities. tried to justify his unhinged tirade with a lot of stale and insincere bilge
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In a building across a gully was a wooden rowboat, its blue paint peeling and prickly pear cactus growing in the bilge. Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022 The researchers found pieces of the ships, including bronze nails, lead pipes from a bilge pump and parts of a large iron anchor, likely broken in a storm. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2021 For example, the vehicles must now have four operational bilge pumps and functioning emergency escape lights before going into the water. Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021 When the AAVs did enter the ocean, one began taking on water from multiple spots, as the transmission failed and bilge pumps were overwhelmed, causing the vehicle to sink. Oren Liebermann, CNN, 7 Oct. 2021 When the AAVs did enter the ocean, one began taking on water from multiple spots, as the transmission failed and bilge pumps were overwhelmed, causing the vehicle to sink. Oren Liebermann, CNN, 7 Oct. 2021 Army Corps officials countered that the Asian carp DNA likely was coming from some other source - bird feces, contaminated bilge water, even the toilet flush of someone who had consumed the fish. jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021 The bilge pumps were not operational, and the AAV began taking on water. Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2021 Drain all water from the boat, including the motors, bilge, live wells, and bait buckets. Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 6 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably modification of Middle French boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part — more at budget

First Known Use

Noun

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Verb

1728, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bilge was in 1513

Phrases Containing bilge
BNC: 36656 COCA: 27221

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