: any of various boats: such as
a
: a roomy usually flat-bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways and usually propelled by towing
b
: a large motorboat supplied to the flag officer of a flagship
c
: a roomy pleasure boat
especially
: a boat of state elegantly furnished and decorated
barged; barging
: to carry by barge
1
: to move ponderously or clumsily
2
: to thrust oneself heedlessly or unceremoniously
barged into the meeting
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Examples of barge in a Sentence
Verb
He came rushing down the stairs, barging into the crowd of people at the bottom.
She barged through the door without even knocking.
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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Chilling temperatures signaled its return, but so did an important annual ritual: the last barge heading downriver from the Twin Cities, bringing the 2024 shipping season to an end.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Matty Cash was barged off the ball after Ezri Konsa decided to pass to him in an awkward position outside the penalty area and within four seconds, Elanga had turned it into the net.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
There is a castle, an annual Shakespeare festival, a boat club (barges, mainly, given that Staffordshire has more miles of canal than any other county in England) and two semi-professional football clubs.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Chilling temperatures signaled its return, but so did an important annual ritual: the last barge heading downriver from the Twin Cities, bringing the 2024 shipping season to an end.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
Ian barges into the barn and calculates a plan as Mr. Bug monologs about how he’s been following Ian around forever.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Matty Cash was barged off the ball after Ezri Konsa decided to pass to him in an awkward position outside the penalty area and within four seconds, Elanga had turned it into the net.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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barge
1 of 2 noun
: a broad flat-bottomed boat that is usually towed and used chiefly to transport goods in harbors and on rivers and canals
barge
2 of 2 verb
barged; barging
1
: to carry by barge
2
: to move or push oneself clumsily or rudely
barged right in
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