barge1 nounbarge2 verb
bargebarge1 /bɑːdʒ $ bɑːrdʒ/ noun 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINbarge1
ExamplesOrigin:
1200-1300 Old French, Late Latin barca; ➔ BARQUEEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- A network of subsidized cargo barges and water taxis would be introduced on the city's canals to compensate.
- Each barge weighs about 850 tons and carries about eleven hundred tons of steel.
- It seemed that he was not, after all, a true barge dweller.
- It was even better than going by barge.
- No one had seen them lift themselves from the barges or soar upward.
- The Columbia River was a traffic jam of barges carrying bauxite to the smelters in Longview, Washington.
- There must be lots of barge owners wanting similar gang-planks.
THESAURUStypes of boat► yacht
[countable] a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying goods on a canal or river a large boat with a sail, used for pleasure or sport
► sailing boat British English, sailboat American English a boat that uses one or more sails
► rowing boat British English, rowboat American English a small boat that you move through the water with oars
► dinghy a small open boat used for pleasure, or for taking people between a ship and the shore
► catamaran a sailing boat with two separate hulls (=the part that goes in the water)
► trimaran a sailing boat with three separate hullss
► barge a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying heavy goods on a canal or river
► canal boat (also narrow boat British English) a boat that you use on canals
► canoe a long light boat that is open at the top and pointed at both ends, which you move along using a paddle. Canoes are for one to three people
► kayak a light boat for one or two people, that is pointed at both ends and covered on top. A kayak has round holes on top in which the people sit, and you move it along using a paddle.
► punt a long thin boat with a flat bottom that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river – used for pleasure
► houseboat a boat that is specially made so that you can live on it
► pleasure boat a small boat, for example a sailing boat or a rowing boat, that people use on a lake, river etc: · People were out on the lake in pleasure boats.
→ ship1ships that carry goods► cargo ship/merchant ship a ship that carries goods rather than people
► container ship a ship that carries goods in special containers which can be put on trucks
► freighter a large ship that carries goods
► oil tanker a ship that carries oil
► supertanker a very large ship that carries oil
► barge a ship that carries goods on a river or canal
WORD SETS► Wateradrift, adjectiveaft, adjectiveahoy, interjectionaircraft carrier, nounamidships, adverbanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorage, nounark, nounastern, adverbballast, nounbarge, nounbargee, nounbargepole, nounbarnacle, nounbarque, nounbarrage, nounbeach, verbbeam, nounbecalmed, adjectiveberth, nounberth, verbbilge, nounbill of lading, nounbillow, nounblade, nounboat, nounboat hook, nounboathouse, nounboating, nounboatman, nounbob, verbbollard, nounboom, nounbow, nounbridge, nounbrig, nounbulkhead, nounbunk, nounbuoy, nouncabin, nouncabin boy, nouncabin class, nouncabin cruiser, nouncable, nouncanal, nouncanal boat, nouncanoe, nouncanoe, verbcapstan, nouncaptain, nouncatamaran, nouncircumnavigate, verbclipper, nouncoast, verbcoaster, nouncoastguard, nouncockpit, nouncommodore, nouncompanionway, nounconning tower, nouncoracle, nouncordage, nouncox, nouncoxswain, nouncraft, nouncrew, verbcrossing, nouncrow's nest, nouncruise, verbcruise liner, nouncruiser, nouncruise ship, nouncutter, noundeck, noundecompression chamber, nounderrick, noundinghy, noundisembark, verbdisgorge, verbdisplacement, noundock, noundock, verbdocker, noundockside, noundockyard, noundory, noundownstream, adverbdraught, noundraw, verbdrawbridge, noundredge, verbdredger, noundrift, verbdrift, noundrifter, noundriftwood, noundrilling platform, noundrown, verbdry dock, noundugout, noundyke, nounembark, verbensign, nounferry, nounferry, verbferryboat, nounfigurehead, nounfirst mate, nounfirst officer, nounfleet, nounflotilla, nounfo'c'sle, nounforecastle, nounfounder, verbfrigate, nounfrogman, noungalleon, noungalley, noungangplank, noungangway, noungondola, noungondolier, noungrappling iron, nounground, verbgunnel, noungunwale, nounhalyard, nounharbour, nounhatch, nounhawser, nounhelm, nounhelmsman, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhigh water mark, nounhold, nounhoot, nounhoot, verbhouseboat, nounhovercraft, nounhulk, nounhull, nounhydrofoil, nounhydroplane, nounhydroplane, verbicebreaker, nouninboard, adjectiveinflatable, nouninflow, nounJet Ski, nounjetty, nounjib, nounjunk, nounkayak, nounkeel, nounketch, nounknot, nounkt, land, verblanding stage, nounlane, nounlaunch, verblaunch, nounleeward, adjectivelife belt, nounlifeboat, nounlife buoy, nounlife jacket, nounlifeline, nounlife preserver, nounlife raft, nounlife vest, nounlighter, nounlighthouse, nounlightship, nounliner, nounlist, verblock, nounlock keeper, nounlog book, nounlongshoreman, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounlow water mark, nounlugger, nounmainmast, nounmainsail, nounmaritime, adjectivemast, nounmaster, nounmasthead, nounmerchantman, nounmerchant navy, nounmerchant seaman, nounminesweeper, nounmizzen, nounmoor, verbmooring, nounmother ship, nounmotorboat, nounnarrow boat, nounnautical, adjectivenavigable, adjectivenavigate, verbnavigation, nounoakum, nounoar, nounoarlock, nounoarsman, nounoarswoman, nounoceangoing, adjectiveoffshore, adjectiveoil slick, nounoil tanker, nounoutboard motor, nounoutrigger, nounoverboard, adverboyster bed, nounpacket boat, nounpaddle, nounpaddle, verbpaddle steamer, nounpassage, nounpelagic, adjectiveperiscope, nounpier, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, verbPlimsoll line, nounplot, verbply, verbpoop deck, nounport, nounporthole, nounport of call, nounpowerboat, nounprivateer, nounpromenade deck, nounpropeller, nounprow, nounpunt, nounpunt, verbpurser, nounquadrant, nounquarterdeck, nounquay, nounraft, nounrafting, nounreef, verbrefit, verbregatta, nounresurface, verbrig, verbrig, nounrigging, nounroll, verbroll, nounroll-on roll-off, adjectivero-ro, nounrow, verbrowboat, nounrowing, nounrowing boat, nounrowlock, nounrubber dinghy, nounrudder, nounsail, verbsail, nounsailboat, nounsailing, nounsailing boat, nounsailing ship, nounsailor, nounsaloon, nounsampan, nounschooner, nounscull, nounscull, verbscupper, verbscupper, nounscuttle, verbseaborne, adjectivesea captain, nounsea dog, nounseafaring, adjectiveseagoing, adjectivesea lane, nounsea legs, nounsealer, nounseaman, nounseamanship, nounseaworthy, adjectivesheet, nounship, nounshipmate, nounshipping, nounshipping lane, nounship's chandler, nounshipwreck, nounshipwright, nounshipyard, nounside-wheeler, nounskiff, nounskull and crossbones, nounslaver, nounslipway, nounsloop, nounsluice, nounsmack, nounsonar, nounspar, nounspeedboat, nounsplice, verbSS, starboard, nounsteam, verbsteamboat, nounsteamer, nounsteamship, nounsteerage, nounsteersman, nounstern, nounstevedore, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstoker, nounsub, nounsubmarine, nounsubmarine, adjectivesubmersible, nounsundeck, nounsupertanker, nounswab, verbswell, nounswing bridge, nountack, nountack, verbtender, nounthird class, nountiller, nountonnage, nountopside, adverbtowpath, nountransport, nountransport ship, nountrawler, nountrim, verbtrimaran, nountroopship, nountub, nountug, nounupstream, adverbvessel, nounvoyage, nounvoyage, verbwake, nounwardroom, nounwarship, nounwaterborne, adjectivewaterlogged, adjectivewaterway, nounweir, nounwhaler, nounwheelhouse, nounwhirlpool, nounwindjammer, nounwindward, adjectivewreck, nounyachting, noun
barge1 nounbarge2 verb
bargebarge2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
barge
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | barge |
| he, she, it | barges | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | barged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have barged |
| he, she, it | has barged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had barged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will barge |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have barged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am barging |
| he, she, it | is barging | |
| you, we, they | are barging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was barging |
| you, we, they | were barging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been barging |
| he, she, it | has been barging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been barging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be barging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been barging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A couple of kids barged past the guards at the door.
- A woman carrying a large basket barged past me to the front of the line.
- She just barged into me, without even apologizing.
- He took a glass of water till the Home Guard barged in and waved a muckle pistol in his face.
- He was lonely and broke and had already barged in for the loan of a cupful of Quaker oats.
- Made his name barging into their clubs and smashing up their meeting halls.
- The others are always barging about the kitchen and the living-room.
- They were wild like animals, free-falling 15 feet or barging through the monuments.
- What am I, crazy, barging in on strangers trying to have a peaceful meal?
Longman Language Activatorto enter a place► go in
to move somewhere in a rough careless way, often hitting against things SYN push: · It was getting cold, so we went in.· There was a man at the door trying to stop people from going in.· Don't go in my room - it's a mess.go into something · Make sure you wipe your feet before you go into the house.
► come in if someone comes in , they enter a room or building that you are in: · That must be Nina coming in right now.· As soon as Adrian came in, everyone stopped talking.· Why don't you come in the house for a little while and get warmed up.come into something: · When you first come into the building, you'll see the elevators just across the lobby.
► enter formal to go or come into a room, building, or area: · You need a ticket to enter.· The army entered the city from the north.· As soon as he entered the room, he knew there was something wrong.
► get in to succeed in entering a place, especially when this is difficult or takes a long time: · We queued in the rain for two hours and still didn't get in.· You usually have to wait a while before you can get in the club.get into something: · You shouldn't have any trouble getting into the concert - they've only sold half the tickets.
► gain admission formal to succeed in entering a place or being allowed to enter, especially when this is difficult or takes a long time: · Brown gained admission by claiming to be a newspaper photographer.gain admission to: · We had to talk to several guards to gain admission to the courtyard.
► burst in to suddenly and noisily enter a room: · Two men with guns burst in and told us to lie on the floor.burst in on: · I ran back to Iris's and burst in on Polly who was ironing in the kitchen.burst into something: · Lotty burst into the room waving a letter in the air.
► barge in to suddenly enter a room where you are not wanted, for example because you are interrupting someone: · I was studying when Ben suddenly barged in.barge in on: · It's impossible to concentrate when people keep barging in on you.barge into something: · Some of the strikers came barging into the meeting and demanded to speak with the directors.
► make an entrance/make your entrance to enter somewhere in a way that makes the people who are already there notice you: · I waited until everybody was sitting quietly before making my entrance.make a grand entrance: · She walked slowly down the staircase, making a grand entrance.
► breeze in to enter a place confidently and calmly, especially when other people would be a little nervous or embarrassed to enter: · Katie breezes in at eleven o'clock each morning, two hours late.breeze into something: · Giles just breezed into the office, used the phone, and then breezed out again.
to push people in order to move forward► push to push people, especially in a crowd, in order to move past them or in order to make them move: · Can you tell the people at the back of the queue to stop pushing!push your way through/into etc: · He pushed his way through the crowd.push past: · She pushed past me to the front of the line.
► shove to push people in a rough and careless way with your hands, arms, or shoulders in order to move forward or past people: · The people moved forward towards the food, pushing and shoving to get there first.shove your way through/into etc: · Peter shoved his way through the dense crowd in search of his son.shove past: · Robert shoved past the others and made his way to the front of the room.
► barge to move forward so fast and forcefully that you push someone as you pass them: barge into: · She just barged into me, without even apologizing.barge past: · A woman carrying a large basket barged past me to the front of the line.
► force your way to push hard in order to go somewhere when your way is blocked: force your way through: · He forced his way through the dense crowd.force your way into: · Police forced their way into the flat and arrested two men.
► jostle to push against one person or several people so that you knock them to one side, especially in order to reach a place or get something before they do: jostle for: · Passengers were jostling each other at the news kiosk for the last remaining copies of the evening paper.jostle to do something: · The children moved forward, jostling to get to the front and see the magician.
► elbow to push with your elbows in order to move past people: elbow your way through/into etc: · She elbowed her way through the crowd.elbow somebody aside/elbow somebody to one side: · Craig elbowed me aside roughly.· Elbowing me to one side, he took hold of the microphone.
► press to push in order to move forward with the rest of the crowd: press forward/round etc: · As the race started the crowd pressed forward towards the track.· The security men tried to hold back crowds of reporters pressing round the President's car.
She ran outside, barging past bushes and shrubs.barge your way through/to etc something She barged her way through the shopping crowds.barge in (also barge into something) phrasal verb to enter somewhere rudely, or to rudely interrupt someone: George barged into my office without knocking.barge in on ‘Sorry to barge in on your evening,’ James said.