barge

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Synonyms: bare, large, badge, targe, barre, barse, marge, barege, parge, sarge, bage

Antonyms: bare, large, badge, targe, barre, barse, marge, barege, parge, sarge, bage

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q16518}}{{lb|en|watercraft}} A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled [[boat]] used mainly for river and [[canal]] [[transport]] of [[heavy]] [[goods]] or [[bulk]] cargo.
2. A [[richly]] [[decorated]] [[ceremonial]] [[state]] [[vessel]] propelled by [[rower]]s for [[river]] [[procession]]s.
3. A large flat-bottomed [[coastal]] [[trading]] vessel having a large [[spritsail]] and [[jib]]-headed [[topsail]], a [[fore]] [[staysail]] and a very small [[mizen]], and having [[leeboard]]s instead of a [[keel]].
4. One of the boats of a [[warship]] having fourteen [[oar]]s
5. The [[wooden]] [[disk]] in which [[bread]] or [[biscuit]] is placed on a [[mess]] [[table]].
6. {{lb|en|US|historical}} A double-decked [[passenger]] or [[freight]] [[vessel]], [[tow]]ed by a [[steamboat]].<ref name=Webster>{{R:Webster 1913}}</ref>
7. {{lb|en|US|dialect|dated|historical}} A large [[bus]] used for [[excursion]]s.<ref name=Webster />

Verb

1. To [[intrude]] or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[push]] someone.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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