bilge

bilge

B0247100 (bĭlj)n.1. Nautical a. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.b. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.2. Bilge water.3. Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.4. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.v. bilged, bilg·ing, bilg·es v.intr.1. Nautical To spring a leak in the bilge.2. To bulge or swell.v.tr. Nautical To break open the bilge of.

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[Probably alteration of bulge.]

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bilg′y adj.

bilge

(bɪldʒ) n1. (Nautical Terms) nautical the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom2. (Nautical Terms) (often plural) the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom3. (Nautical Terms) Also called: bilgewater the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge4. informal silly rubbish; nonsense5. (Brewing) the widest part of the belly of a barrel or caskvb6. (Nautical Terms) (intr) nautical (of a vessel) to take in water at the bilge7. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to damage (a vessel) in the bilge, causing it to leak[C16: probably a variant of bulge] ˈbilgy adj

bilge

(bɪldʒ)

n., v. bilged, bilg•ing. n. 1. a. either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull. b. Also, bilges. an enclosed area at the bottom of a vessel where seepage collects. 2. Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges. 3. Slang. foolish or worthless talk or ideas; nonsense. 4. the widest circumference or belly of a cask. v.i. 5. to leak in the bilge. [1505–15; perhaps alter. of bulge]

bilge

- Can mean "nonsense, rubbish."See also related terms for rubbish.

bilge

Past participle: bilged
Gerund: bilging

Imperative
bilge
bilge

Present
I bilge
you bilge
he/she/it bilges
we bilge
you bilge
they bilge

Preterite
I bilged
you bilged
he/she/it bilged
we bilged
you bilged
they bilged

Present Continuous
I am bilging
you are bilging
he/she/it is bilging
we are bilging
you are bilging
they are bilging

Present Perfect
I have bilged
you have bilged
he/she/it has bilged
we have bilged
you have bilged
they have bilged

Past Continuous
I was bilging
you were bilging
he/she/it was bilging
we were bilging
you were bilging
they were bilging

Past Perfect
I had bilged
you had bilged
he/she/it had bilged
we had bilged
you had bilged
they had bilged

Future
I will bilge
you will bilge
he/she/it will bilge
we will bilge
you will bilge
they will bilge

Future Perfect
I will have bilged
you will have bilged
he/she/it will have bilged
we will have bilged
you will have bilged
they will have bilged

Future Continuous
I will be bilging
you will be bilging
he/she/it will be bilging
we will be bilging
you will be bilging
they will be bilging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bilging
you have been bilging
he/she/it has been bilging
we have been bilging
you have been bilging
they have been bilging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bilging
you will have been bilging
he/she/it will have been bilging
we will have been bilging
you will have been bilging
they will have been bilging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bilging
you had been bilging
he/she/it had been bilging
we had been bilging
you had been bilging
they had been bilging

Conditional
I would bilge
you would bilge
he/she/it would bilge
we would bilge
you would bilge
they would bilge

Past Conditional
I would have bilged
you would have bilged
he/she/it would have bilged
we would have bilged
you would have bilged
they would have bilged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bilge - water accumulated in the bilge of a shipbilge waterH2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
	2.	bilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottombilges - in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each sidevessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportationbottom, underside, undersurface - the lower side of anything
Verb	1.	bilge - cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
	2.	bilge - take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged"take in waterleak - have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"

bilge

noun trash, rubbish, rot, garbage (informal), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), trivia, drivel, twaddle, tripe (informal), dross, moonshine, hogwash, bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) I supported the family by writing bilge for women's magazines.

bilge

nounSlang. Something that does not have or make sense:balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.Informal: tommyrot.Slang: applesauce, baloney, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.

Translations

Bilgesentinadiscorsi senza sensoscemenze