: 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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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
Instead of just one barge setting off fireworks, three barges worth of sparklers will light up the sky as the City of Brotherly Love rings in 2026 – and the nation's 250th anniversary.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Moore then allegedly barged into the residence, grabbing a butter knife and a pair of scissors and beginning to threaten his own life.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
During that first flight, the rocket’s booster missed the key goal of landing on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean for future reuse.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
Instead of just one barge setting off fireworks, three barges worth of sparklers will light up the sky as the City of Brotherly Love rings in 2026 – and the nation's 250th anniversary.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
On the day he was fired, Moore allegedly went to the woman's home, barged in and grabbed butter knives and a pair of kitchen scissors, threatening to take his own life.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Moore then allegedly barged into the residence, grabbing a butter knife and a pair of scissors and beginning to threaten his own life.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 27 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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