barge 1 of 2

verb

Definition of bargenext
as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily the big man barged into the room

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barge

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noun

as in tanker

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Recent Examples of barge
Verb
Keeley barges in, wanting £300,000 for a new locker room to which feminist Rebecca, despite her feminism, has to say no. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Rap was part of the New York environment now, barging from boom boxes and windows. — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Noun
Media images showed the Patriot system on a truck waiting to be loaded on a barge. — August 24, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The company owns a barge called You’ll Thank Me Later to take Starship stages from Texas through the Gulf of Mexico to a launch facility under construction at Cape Canaveral, Florida. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barge
  1. shuffle
  2. tanker
  3. stomp
  4. steamship
  5. stumble
  6. freighter
  7. slough
  8. steamer
Verb
  • The filmmaker has likened his perspective in this project to that of Dorothy’s dog Toto in The Wizard of Oz, alert to the shuffling feet beneath the curtain rather than being bamboozled by the shyster title character’s techno showmanship.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Not much else changed in Class 5A, besides Azle and Arlington Seguin shuffling down two spots with Week 2 losses.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of shuffle
Noun
  • The tanker was hit by four projectiles fired by US forces, Tasnim reported.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Crude-tanker stocks have led the rally, up 120% year-to-date, followed by car carriers, gas carriers and dry-bulk shippers, Lloyd's data show.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tanker
Verb
  • Joined by his crew, Shakur stomps him out before the stunned gamblers and boxing fans.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The need for data Inside the headquarters of UBTech Robotics, one of China’s biggest humanoid robot firms, a silver-and-black mannequin picks up a box, stomps across the floor, and mechanically places the box on a shelf.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of stomp
Noun
  • Most reached the region by steamship to Skagway or nearby Dyea, Alaska, before attempting to cross the Coast Mountains via the White Pass or Chilkoot trails.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamship
Verb
  • But since then, Nosková has solidified while Sabalenka has stumbled, and the Czech has also gotten through some tough matches to reach this one.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Byron Nelson stumbles again Normally an area power, Trophy Club Byron Nelson is off to a rocky start.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of stumble
Noun
  • Emirates SkyCargo in July flew the first commercial Boeing 777-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, carrying more than 100 tons from Hong Kong to Dubai, with Israel Aerospace Industries contracted for at least three more conversions.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of freighter
Verb
  • The Village Photographer Madeleine de Sinéty sloughed off her aristocratic upbringing and spent her life capturing small-town life in Brittany and Maine.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The best ones contained physical exfoliants as well as chemical exfoliants (like AHA, BHA, or PHA) to slough away dead skin cells, and also featured nourishing ingredients to keep the skin hydrated (like jojoba oil, squalane, and shea butter).
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of slough
Noun
  • For floors, a combination vacuum/floor steamer saves time and cleans well.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Made from lightweight, stretchy nylon and spandex fabric, it can be worn right out of your suitcase without having to break out a steamer.
    — Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamer

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