: 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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Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2025
Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pioneering and mastery of hydraulics through canals for irrigation purposes and barges to transport huge stones.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The two barged into the home, pulled guns and ordered the family — a 43-year-old father, 39-year-old mom, 18-year-old daughter, 10-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl — into the basement, where they were zip-tied and their mouths were sealed with duct tape.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
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Noun
But that changed in the 1950s after a barge, loaded with construction materials to build a school, got stuck near present-day Newtok and couldn’t navigate farther upriver.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2025
Ancient Egyptians are famous for their pioneering and mastery of hydraulics through canals for irrigation purposes and barges to transport huge stones.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
Game 1 overtime goal scorer Leon Draisaitl barged through the right circle, simultaneously muscled off A.J. Greer while sending the puck toward the net.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The two barged into the home, pulled guns and ordered the family — a 43-year-old father, 39-year-old mom, 18-year-old daughter, 10-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl — into the basement, where they were zip-tied and their mouths were sealed with duct tape.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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