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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024barge /bɑrdʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., barged, barg•ing. n. [countable] - Nautical, Naval Termsa flat-bottomed boat, usually pushed or towed, for carrying heavy freight or passengers.
v. - [no object] to move aggressively and clumsily: The police began to barge through the crowd.
- barge in, [no object] to intrude or interfere, esp. rudely:There's no need to barge in.
- barge in on, [~ + in + on + object] to interrupt or interfere in, esp. rudely:She barged in on our meeting.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024barge (bärj),USA pronunciation n., v., barged, barg•ing. n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers;
lighter. - a vessel of state used in pageants:elegantly decorated barges on the Grand Canal in Venice.
- [Navy.]a boat reserved for a flag officer.
- Nautical, Sporta boat that is heavier and wider than a shell, often used in racing as a training boat.
- Dialect Terms[New England. Chiefly Older Use.]a large, horse-drawn coach or, sometimes, a bus.
v.i. - to move clumsily;
bump into things;
collide:to barge through a crowd. - to move in the slow, heavy manner of a barge.
v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto carry or transport by barge:Coal and ore had been barged down the Ohio to the Mississippi.
- barge in, to intrude, esp. rudely:I hated to barge in without an invitation.
- barge into:
- Also, barge in on. to force oneself upon, esp. rudely;
interfere in:to barge into a conversation. - to bump into;
collide with:He started to run away and barged into a passer-by.
- Latin *bārica; see bark3
- Middle French, perh.
- Middle English 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: barge /bɑːdʒ/ n - a vessel, usually flat-bottomed and with or without its own power, used for transporting freight, esp on canals
- a vessel, often decorated, used in pageants, for state occasions, etc
- a boat allocated to a flag officer, used esp for ceremonial occasions and often carried on board his flagship
vb - (intransitive) followed by into: informal to bump (into)
- (transitive) informal to push (someone or one's way) violently
- (intr; followed by into or in) informal to interrupt rudely or clumsily: to barge into a conversation
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Medieval Latin barga, probably from Late Latin barca a small boat; see barque |