bilge
- Noun. (nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- Noun. (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
- Noun. (uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.
- Noun. (slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
- Noun. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
- Verb. (context, nautical) To spring a leak in the bilge.
- Verb. (intransitive) To bulge or swell.
- Verb. (context, nautical) To break open the bilge(s) of.
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