: any of various boats: such as
a
: a roomy usually flat-bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways and usually propelled by towing
b
: a large motorboat supplied to the flag officer of a flagship
c
: a roomy pleasure boat
especially
: a boat of state elegantly furnished and decorated
barged; barging
: to carry by barge
1
: to move ponderously or clumsily
2
: to thrust oneself heedlessly or unceremoniously
barged into the meeting
Synonyms
Examples of barge in a Sentence
Verb
He came rushing down the stairs, barging into the crowd of people at the bottom.
She barged through the door without even knocking.
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Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
On barges docked on AltaSea’s wharf, scientists from USC, UCLA and Caltech are developing methods of reducing ocean carbon dioxide and technology to scrub ships’ exhaust stacks.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
In February, an armed woman barged into Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, with her 7-year-old in tow and opened fire.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 May 2024
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Noun
Fireworks won’t be set off from a barge on the water at the center of Sail Bay as in years past.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
On barges docked on AltaSea’s wharf, scientists from USC, UCLA and Caltech are developing methods of reducing ocean carbon dioxide and technology to scrub ships’ exhaust stacks.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024
Verb
That 38-foot channel was the fourth to open, besides others ranging from 11 feet to 20 feet that have let smaller vessels and barge traffic resume, including 14 million pounds of raw sugar delivered this week to Domino Sugar’s Inner Harbor refinery.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2024
In February, an armed woman barged into Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, with her 7-year-old in tow and opened fire.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 May 2024
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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barge
1 of 2 noun
: a broad flat-bottomed boat that is usually towed and used chiefly to transport goods in harbors and on rivers and canals
barge
2 of 2 verb
barged; barging
1
: to carry by barge
2
: to move or push oneself clumsily or rudely
barged right in
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