: 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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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
And on a barge with 30 elephants on the bank and the sun setting and birds flying over and hippos in the water.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Oct. 2025
As if that ain’t rich coming from anyone supporting the ball club that barged into the postseason with the best record in baseball.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
In one of the cases in which Antifa International intervened, dozens of activists in London last year physically prevented a busload of immigrants from being transported to a barge off southern England by slashing the vehicle’s tires and forming a blockade around the passenger bus for seven hours.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
And on a barge with 30 elephants on the bank and the sun setting and birds flying over and hippos in the water.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Navy vessels and barges no longer depart from Jeffboat following the yard’s shutdown in 2018, but redevelopment may bring the are back to life.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Oct. 2025
As if that ain’t rich coming from anyone supporting the ball club that barged into the postseason with the best record in baseball.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Barge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barge. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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