: 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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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Several of the fallen containers struck a smaller clean air barge that was connected to the Mississippi at the time of the accident.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Streamers like Netflix and Apple TV+ barged into the marketplace with incredibly deep pockets and threw the price structure for making and acquiring TV movies all out of whack.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
There’s a small barge in a canal with a pole mounted on the front.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Several of the fallen containers struck a smaller clean air barge that was connected to the Mississippi at the time of the accident.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Thus, when two disheveled men barged into one camp on Sunday, the burners who encountered the thirsty strangers were understandably uneasy.
—Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Streamers like Netflix and Apple TV+ barged into the marketplace with incredibly deep pockets and threw the price structure for making and acquiring TV movies all out of whack.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barge
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 17 Sep. 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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