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 | ||