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Definition of bilge
1 : the bulging part of a cask or barrel
2a : the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsidesb : the lowest point of a ship's inner hull
3 : stale or worthless remarks or ideas
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Examples of bilge in a Sentence
That magazine prints a lot of bilge about celebrities.
tried to justify his bigoted tirade with a lot of stale and insincere bilge
Recent Examples of bilge from the Web
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Waves were breaking over the vessel's bow while the Coast Guard was towing it to the Tillamook Bar, and its bilges became full of water by around 4:50 a.m., according to the agency.
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A friend of one of my daughters helped move furniture and brought over a bilge pump.
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A cooler, a bilge pump, freezer packs and tubing will keep you and your baby cool.
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Any major flooding could cause the ship to sink to the lagoon floor because there are no steel, watertight doors that could be sealed, and no way to pump water out because the bilge system is inoperable.
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One person alone was admitted on deck at a time, after sunset, which occasioned much filth to run into the hold, and mingle with the bilge water …
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Origin and Etymology of bilge
probably modification of Middle French boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part — more at budget
bilge
Definition of bilge
bilged
;bilging
intransitive verb
: to become damaged in the bilge
First Known Use of bilge
1728
BILGE Defined for English Language Learners
bilge
playDefinition of bilge for English Language Learners
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: the bottom part of the inside of a ship or boat
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: foolish or worthless statements or information
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