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barge

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barge  (bärj)
n.
1.
a. A long, large, usually flatbottom boat for transporting freight that is generally unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft.
b. A large, open pleasure boat used for parties, pageants, or formal ceremonies.
2. A powerboat reserved for the use of an admiral.
v. barged, barg·ing, barg·es
v.tr.
To carry by barge.
v.intr.
1. To move about clumsily.
2. To intrude or interrupt, especially rudely: barged into the meeting.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin barca, boat.]

barge
Noun
1. a flat-bottomed boat, used for transporting freight, esp. on canals
2. a boat, often decorated, used in pageants, etc.
Verb
[barging, barged] Informal
1. (foll. by into)to bump into
2. to push one's way violently
3. (foll. by into, in)to interrupt rudely: he barged into our conversation [Medieval Latin barga]

A flat-bed, shallow-draft vessel with no superstructure that is used for the transport of cargo and ships' stores or for general utility purposes. See also watercraft.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bargebarge - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
boat - a small vessel for travel on water
dredger - a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
houseboat - a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
pontoon - (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
scow - a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
Norfolk wherry, wherry - sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
Verb1.barge - push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"
hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
butt in, chime in, chisel in, barge in, break in, cut in, put in - break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation"
2.barge - transport by barge on a body of water
navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
ship, transport, send - transport commercially

barge
noun canal boat, lighter, narrow boat, scow, flatboat
barge in (on something or someone) (Informal) interrupt, break in (on), muscle in (on) (informal) intrude (on), infringe (on), burst in (on), butt in (on), impose yourself (on), force your way in (on), elbow your way in (on)
barge into someone bump into, drive into, press, push against, shoulder, thrust, elbow into, shove into, collide with, jostle with, cannon into
Translations
barge [bɑːdʒ] nbarcaza
barge in viirrumpir;
(in conversation) → entrometerse
barge into vt fusdar contra

barge [bɑːdʒ] npéniche f
barge in vi (= walk in) → faire irruption (= interrupt talk); intervenir mal à propos
barge into vt fusrentrer dans

barge [bɑːdʒ] nLastkahn m, Frachtkahn m
barge in vi (enter) → hereinplatzen;
(interrupt) → unterbrechen
barge into vt fus (place) → hereinplatzen;
(person) → anrempeln

barge [bɑːdʒ] nchiatta
barge in vi (= walk in) → piombare dentro (= interrupt talk); intromettersi a sproposito
barge into vt fusurtare contro

barge
n barge [baːdʒ]
1 a flat-bottomed boat for carrying goods etc. vragskuit, trekskuit مَرْكَب نَقْل نَهْري шлеп nákladní člun pram der Lastkahn, das Frachtschiff μαούνα barcaza praam, pargas قایق ته پهن proomu, lotja chaland אַסדָה मालवाहक नौका barka, teglenica uszály bargas, tongkang vöruflutningaprammi chiatta, pontone 平底の荷船 짐배 barža barža; liellaiva baj schuit lekter, pram barka barcaça şlep, şaland баржа nákladný čln tovorni čoln teretni brod pråm เรือท้องแบน mavna, şat 駁船 баржа بجرا ، کشتی sà lan
2 a large power-driven boat. vragskuit مَرْكَب كَبير للمَهْرجانات والرّحلات катер motorový člun båd das Motorschiff φορτηγίδα gabarra admiralikaater قایق بزرگ تندرو pursi, moottorivene péniche סִירָה बजरा, नौका šlep bárka perahu motor stór skipsbátur lancia 大型遊覧船 거룻배 motorlaivis kuģis (izbraucieniem) sejenis bot yang besar sloep tung båt barka batelão şalupă катер motorový čln rečna tovorna ladja barka skuta, slup เรือที่ใช้กำลังลากสูง büyük motor 大馬力船 катер موٹر والی کشتی xuồng lớn
v
1 to move (about) clumsily He barged about the room. rondstommel يَتَحَرَّك بِصورَةٍ صاخِبَه движа се тромаво potácet se mase rundt torkeln κινούμαι άγαρμπα moverse a trompicones, trastabillar koperdama آهسته و بی قواره حرکت کردن köntystellä se déplacer avec maladresse לַנוּע בִכבֵדוּת जबरदस्ती घुसना glavinjati, teturati támolyog berkeliaran vaða/ryðjast (inn) muoversi in modo lento e pesante のろのろと進む 둔중하게 움직이다, 느릿느릿 움직이다 rioglinėti grīļoties; zvalstīties merejah ke sana sini stommelen brase, bevege seg klosset tłuc się mover-se a se mişca greoi двигаться неуклюже potácať sa nerodno se prestopati gegati se klampa runt ถลาไปรอบ ๆ yalpalayarak dolaşmak 蹣跚 пересуватися незграбно بے مقصد حرکت کرنا đâm sầm vào
2 to bump (into) He barged into me. stamp يَصْطَدِم بِ блъскам се vrazit (do) brase ind i; ramle ind i prallen πέφτω πάνω σε κπ., κτ. chocar contra, dar contra tormama تنه زدن؛ خوردن به törmätä rentrer dans לְהִתָקֵל जबरदस्ती घुसना tresnuti, udariti nekiütődik menabrak rekast á piombare ぶつかる 부딪치다 atsitrenkti į ką, susidurti su kuo uzgrūsties (kādam) terlanggar botsen buse/løpe wpadać atropelar a intra în; a se lovi de наталкиваться vraziť do zaleteti se naleteti na törna (stöta) mot ชน çarpmak, toslamak 衝撞 наштовхнутися آ ٹکرانا xô phải
3 (within(to)) to push one's way (into) rudely She barged in without knocking. inbars يَقْتَحِم بِدون استئذان налитам vpadnout, vrazit (někam) brase ind hereinplatzen εισβάλλω, προχωρώ με αναίδεια irrumpir en sisse tungima با بی ادبی و سرزده وارد شدن tunkea sisään faire brutalement irruption (dans) לְהִתפָּרֵץ जबरदस्ती घुसना uletjeti, banuti betolakodik menghambur ryðjast, vaða intromettersi 勝手に入り込む 갑자기 들어가다 įsiveržti, įsibrauti iedrāzties (neievērojot pieklājību) meluru dringen bruse inn wpychać się irromper a se năpusti (în) врываться vtrhnúť, vraziť (niekam) vdreti upasti rusa (klampa, stövla) in โผล่พรวด paldır küldür içeri girmek 闖入 втручатися آ گھسنا xâm nhập


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