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Definitions for Bilge

[1] Nautical . either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull. Also bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects. Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away. Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
[2] Slang . bilge water(def 2) .
[3] the widest circumference or belly of a cask.
[4] Nautical . to leak in the bilge. (of white paint) to turn yellow.
[5] to bulge or swell out.
[6] Nautical . to damage (a hull bottom) so as to create an entry for seawater.
[7] nautical the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom
[8] (often plural) the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom
[9] Also called: bilge water the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge
[10] informal silly rubbish; nonsense
[11] the widest part of the belly of a barrel or cask
[12] (intr) nautical (of a vessel) to take in water at the bilge
[13] (tr) nautical to damage (a vessel) in the bilge, causing it to leak

Words related to Bilge

malarky, balderdash, trash, rot, bull

Words nearby Bilge

bile ducts, bile pigment, bile salt, bilection, bilestone, bilge, bilge board, bilge keel, bilge pump, bilge water, bilge well

Origin of Bilge

First recorded in 1505–15; perhaps variant of bulge

Word origin for Bilge

C16: probably a variant of bulge

Synonyms for Bilge

balderdash, bull, malarky, rot, trash