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bilge

DEFINITIONS OF: bilge

1

n where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

Types:
bilges
in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side
Type of:
bottom, underside, undersurface
the lower side of anything

n water accumulated in the bilge of a ship

Synonyms:
bilge water
Type of:
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

v take in water at the bilge

“the tanker bilged”
Synonyms:
take in water
Type of:
leak
have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out

v cause to leak

“the collision bilged the vessel”
Type of:
damage
inflict damage upon
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