: 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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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
They were relocated by barge across Lake Michigan after the fair.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Pete Davidson barged back into Saturday Night Live to talk about his ferry venture with Colin Jost.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Others line up to serve as day laborers, filling sacks with sand transported by barge and then carrying them on their backs to delivery trucks.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
They were relocated by barge across Lake Michigan after the fair.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
As Max dies, rifts begin to form in the fabric of reality, causing widespread destruction and killing Jason, who had barged into the Creel house during the final battle.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Pete Davidson barged back into Saturday Night Live to talk about his ferry venture with Colin Jost.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 29 Nov. 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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