English noun: barge | |||
1. | barge (artifact) a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) | ||
Synonyms | flatboat, hoy, lighter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dredger, houseboat, Norfolk wherry, pontoon, scow, wherry | ||
English verb: barge | |||
1. | barge (motion) push one's way | ||
Samples | She barged into the meeting room. | ||
Synonyms | push forward, thrust ahead | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it | ||
2. | barge (motion) transport by barge on a body of water | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | send, ship, transport | ||
Domain category | navigation, pilotage, piloting | ||