: 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
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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Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
One of them, 7-year-old Calena Areyan Gruber, was trapped underneath the barge, but swam to safety.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 May 2026
With time ticking along, Arsenal broke through another of Viktor Gyokeres’s barging runs, like a buffalo on the loose.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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Noun
Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
One of them, 7-year-old Calena Areyan Gruber, was trapped underneath the barge, but swam to safety.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Verb
Four years earlier, Gaff had barged into the home of Vesey and assaulted her while both her children, both under the age of 2, were in another room.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 May 2026
With time ticking along, Arsenal broke through another of Viktor Gyokeres’s barging runs, like a buffalo on the loose.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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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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