: 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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Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The water was already rough, and a passing barge kicked up the current even more.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Because the upper Mississippi closes to barge traffic each year during the winter, his work has usually ended by now.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
And with just a few commands, Cup of Jo went global, with images of Jo's Coffee Shop on a barge in the middle of the ocean; on a volcano in Hawaii; and in the Alps.
—Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The water was already rough, and a passing barge kicked up the current even more.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
Instead, The Abandons barges full tilt into sexism and shock value.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Because the upper Mississippi closes to barge traffic each year during the winter, his work has usually ended by now.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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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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