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| bilge [ bilj ] |
noun (plural bilg·es) |
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1. lower part of boat: the part of a boat below the water where the sides curve inward to the keel
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2. inside of lower part of boat: the area inside the bottom of a boat, beneath the lowest floorboards
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3. dirty water in boat bottom: dirty water that collects inside the bottom of a boat
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4. barrel's widest part: the widest part of a barrel or cask
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5. pap: ridiculous talk or ideas
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informal
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  a load of bilge
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle bilged, present participle bilg·ing, 3rd person present singular bilg·es) |
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spring leak: to be, or cause a boat to be, damaged in the lower part of the hull and start leaking
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| [15th century. Probably alteration of bulge] |
