: 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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
No hazardous materials were on board the barges, according to the city.
—Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Both loads were tested for contaminants twice — once at the terminals where the Centerline barge and tugboat picked up the fuel, and again at the time the fuel was delivered to the Dali, documents show.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Specifications given in the news release suggest that the alternate channel might not be deep enough for vessels other than barges or similar craft.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
As with Baltimore, that bridge collapsed over a major commercial waterway, also blocking barge traffic.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
The investigation comes amid concerns about the safety of thousands of U.S. bridges and days after more than two dozen river barges broke loose and struck a closed span in Pittsburgh.
—Eric Tucker, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The cause for the barges going loose remains unclear.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Of the 26 loose barges, 23 were loaded and carrying dry cargo, including coal, according to the news release.
—Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2024
The sun barges in along with sounds from the street.
—Chloé Cooper Jones Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
An aunt barged into the room with a smelly paste that looked like a mixture of sawdust, ground myrrh, and incense oil.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Shawn Cranston, a 52-year-old trucker, is accused of barging into the home of Rebekah Byler, 23, and killing her.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
Collier barged into the paint with reckless abandon and fired out to shooters.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2024
Right on cue, a bodybuilding drifter named Jackie (Katy O’Brian) barges into Lou’s life.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The video shows Jay standing in the middle of his family room, facing away from where the officer had just barged in.
—Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
After five minutes or so, the bull is lassoed and led out of the ring, and the next animal barges out of the metal doors.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
Noun
Pennsylvania officials are trying to remove seven barges trapped in an Ohio River dam.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
No hazardous materials were on board the barges, according to the city.
—Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Both loads were tested for contaminants twice — once at the terminals where the Centerline barge and tugboat picked up the fuel, and again at the time the fuel was delivered to the Dali, documents show.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
Specifications given in the news release suggest that the alternate channel might not be deep enough for vessels other than barges or similar craft.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
As with Baltimore, that bridge collapsed over a major commercial waterway, also blocking barge traffic.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
The investigation comes amid concerns about the safety of thousands of U.S. bridges and days after more than two dozen river barges broke loose and struck a closed span in Pittsburgh.
—Eric Tucker, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The cause for the barges going loose remains unclear.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Of the 26 loose barges, 23 were loaded and carrying dry cargo, including coal, according to the news release.
—Paradise Afshar, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Verb
Two men planning to steal marijuana and cash barged into an apartment above the famous Manhattan deli in May 2001, tied up the people inside, killed three of them and wounded two more, the New York Post reported at the time.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2024
The sun barges in along with sounds from the street.
—Chloé Cooper Jones Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
An aunt barged into the room with a smelly paste that looked like a mixture of sawdust, ground myrrh, and incense oil.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Shawn Cranston, a 52-year-old trucker, is accused of barging into the home of Rebekah Byler, 23, and killing her.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
Collier barged into the paint with reckless abandon and fired out to shooters.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 19 Jan. 2024
Right on cue, a bodybuilding drifter named Jackie (Katy O’Brian) barges into Lou’s life.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The video shows Jay standing in the middle of his family room, facing away from where the officer had just barged in.
—Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
After five minutes or so, the bull is lassoed and led out of the ring, and the next animal barges out of the metal doors.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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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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