bilge : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bilge	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for bilge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bilge n water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: bilge, bilge water] where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom v cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel" take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" Synonym(s): bilge, take in water
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bilge \Bilge\, n. [A different orthography of bulge, of same origin as belly. Cf. {Belly}, {Bulge}.] 1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle. 2. (Naut.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground. 3. Bilge water. {Bilge free} (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is clear of everything; -- said of a cask. {Bilge pump}, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of a ship. {Bilge water} (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to remain till it becomes very offensive. {Bilge ways}, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in launching the vessel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bilge \Bilge\ (b[icr]lj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bilged} (b[icr]ljd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilging}.] 1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge. 2. To bulge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bilge \Bilge\, v. t. 1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel). 2. To cause to bulge.