English noun: bilge | |||
1. | bilge (substance) water accumulated in the bilge of a ship | ||
Synonyms | bilge water | ||
Broader (hypernym) | H2O, water | ||
2. | bilge (artifact) where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bottom, underside, undersurface | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bilges | ||
Part meronym | vessel, watercraft | ||
English verb: bilge | |||
1. | bilge (change) cause to leak | ||
Samples | The collision bilged the vessel. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
Cause | bilge, take in water | ||
2. | bilge (change) take in water at the bilge | ||
Samples | The tanker bilged. | ||
Synonyms | take in water | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leak | ||