bilge

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

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