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barge

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: barge

1
 nv
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
transport by barge on a body of water
2
 v
push one's way
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: barge
1

n a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

Synonyms:
flatboat, hoy, lighter
Types:
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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
Type of:
boat
a small vessel for travel on water

v transport by barge on a body of water

Type of:
send, ship, transport
transport commercially
2

v push one's way

“she barged into the meeting room”
Synonyms:
push forward, thrust ahead
Type of:
belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
move fast
Launch
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