bilge

bilge  (blj)

n.

1. Nautical

a. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.

b. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.

2. Bilge water.

3. Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.

4. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.

v. bilged, bilg·ing, bilg·es

v.intr.

1. Nautical To spring a leak in the bilge.

2. To bulge or swell.

v.tr.

Nautical To break open the bilge of.

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[Probably alteration of bulge.]

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bilgy adj.

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bilge

Noun

1. Informal nonsense

2. Naut the bottom of a ship's hull

3. the dirty water that collects in a ship's bilge [probably variant of bulge]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bilge - water accumulated in the bilge of a ship bilge water H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
	2.	bilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom bilges - in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side vessel, watercraft - a craft designed for water transportation bottom, underside, undersurface - the lower side of anything
Verb	1.	bilge - cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel" damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
	2.	bilge - take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" take in water leak - have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly"

Translations

bilge [bɪldʒ] n (= water) → agua de sentina