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Word: Barge
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (denoting a small seagoing vessel): from Old French, perhaps based on Greek baris ‘Egyptian boat’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɑːdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.
Short Definition:long boat for carrying freight
Word: Barge
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɑːdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
move forcefully or roughly
Short Definition:move roughly
Examples:- we can't just barge into a private garden
Definition:
convey (freight) by barge.
Short Definition:carry by barge
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