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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 | ||
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