Barge
noun
A long flat boat for carrying goods on canals and rivers.
They loaded the goods onto a barge to transport them down the river.
Often appears as...
- cargo barge
- river barge
verb
To move forcefully or roughly.
He barged into the room without knocking.
Often appears as...
- barge in
- barge past
noun
A type of large, decorated boat used for parties or events.
We hired a party barge for the celebration.
Often appears as...
- party barge
- pleasure barge
verb
To interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity.
I was having a private conversation when he just barged in.
Often appears as...
- barge in on
- barge into
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A long flat boat for carrying goods on canals and rivers.
They loaded the goods onto a barge to transport them down the river.
Often appears as...
- cargo barge
- river barge
verb
To move forcefully or roughly.
He barged into the room without knocking.
Often appears as...
- barge in
- barge past
noun
A type of large, decorated boat used for parties or events.
We hired a party barge for the celebration.
Often appears as...
- party barge
- pleasure barge
verb
To interrupt or intrude on a conversation or activity.
I was having a private conversation when he just barged in.
Often appears as...
- barge in on
- barge into
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Water Transport
Refers specifically to vessels on waterways, not ocean-bound ships.
Factories along the canal use barges for transport.
Pro Tip 2/3Cargo Capacity
Barges can carry heavy or bulky cargo that might be difficult to transport by road.
Construction materials were shipped to the site by barge.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Self-Propelled
Barges are often towed or pushed by other vessels, unlike most boats.
The tugboat pulled three barges up the river.
Pro Tip 1/3Water Transport
Refers specifically to vessels on waterways, not ocean-bound ships.
Factories along the canal use barges for transport.
Pro Tip 2/3Cargo Capacity
Barges can carry heavy or bulky cargo that might be difficult to transport by road.
Construction materials were shipped to the site by barge.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Self-Propelled
Barges are often towed or pushed by other vessels, unlike most boats.
The tugboat pulled three barges up the river.
Pro Tip 1/3Water Transport
Refers specifically to vessels on waterways, not ocean-bound ships.
Factories along the canal use barges for transport.
Pro Tip 2/3Cargo Capacity
Barges can carry heavy or bulky cargo that might be difficult to transport by road.
Construction materials were shipped to the site by barge.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Self-Propelled
Barges are often towed or pushed by other vessels, unlike most boats.
The tugboat pulled three barges up the river.
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Corruption, wealth and...
from utilitarian rafts to the Doge's own ostentatious gilded barge. Like a modern day taxi system, gondolas were leased to boatmen who made the rounds of the city's ferry stations. Passengers paid a fare to be carried from one side of the Grand Canal to the other, as well as to other points around the city.
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Debate: Does the world...
Here's one the Russians are already building that floats on a barge. And that would be very interesting in the developing world. Typically, these things are put in the ground. They're referred to as nuclear batteries. They're incredibly safe, weapons proliferation-proof and all the rest of it.
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How judges can show...
and barges into court, and screams, "Judge! I just came by to see how you were doing." I had been monitoring her case for a couple of months, her compliance with her medication, and had just closed out her case a couple of weeks ago. On this day she needed help, and she came to court.
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Engineers to the Rescue!...
there was another way using the rising water level to their advantage movers proposed encasing the temple inside an immense concrete barge then as the water level rose the temple would be floated to safety a brilliant idea but it would take over six years for the waters to raise the
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Reef Balls PIPE National...
they're loaded onto a barge where family and friends often draw their own PostScript to a loved one's life with the fish and then the eye above it that sort of kind of reminds me of like grandpa seeing everything going on around it
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Preparing for Breakup PIPE...
long barge that's the Ark it's really important to to create a safety net at break up here so I'm gonna have to get some boats put together get it set up for dogs have some food in there some water in there because you never know
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Tales from a modern...
massive stash of mob loot including hundreds if not thousands of pinball machines now on one of these dumps the police commissioner turns to reporter on the barge and he tells them if anybody wants to go dig this stuff up now
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Giraffes on a Boat PIPE...
giraffe yes yeah that's our go-to nickname the team secured some funding to help the giraffes and that paid for the creation of the giraffe so it's this barge and to make it they had to come up with this sort of
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Frank Gehry: From 1990,...
but she said I didn't have to do that. But when you're in that room, you feel like you're on a kind of barge on some kind of lake. And it's very private.
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Magnificent Whale...
the males barge and jostle one another to reach her and several may succeed one after the
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Corruption, wealth and...
from utilitarian rafts to the Doge's own ostentatious gilded barge. Like a modern day taxi system, gondolas were leased to boatmen who made the rounds of the city's ferry stations. Passengers paid a fare to be carried from one side of the Grand Canal to the other, as well as to other points around the city.
Video examples
Debate: Does the world...
Here's one the Russians are already building that floats on a barge. And that would be very interesting in the developing world. Typically, these things are put in the ground. They're referred to as nuclear batteries. They're incredibly safe, weapons proliferation-proof and all the rest of it.
Video examples
How judges can show...
and barges into court, and screams, "Judge! I just came by to see how you were doing." I had been monitoring her case for a couple of months, her compliance with her medication, and had just closed out her case a couple of weeks ago. On this day she needed help, and she came to court.
Video examples
Engineers to the Rescue!...
there was another way using the rising water level to their advantage movers proposed encasing the temple inside an immense concrete barge then as the water level rose the temple would be floated to safety a brilliant idea but it would take over six years for the waters to raise the
Video examples
Reef Balls PIPE National...
they're loaded onto a barge where family and friends often draw their own PostScript to a loved one's life with the fish and then the eye above it that sort of kind of reminds me of like grandpa seeing everything going on around it
Video examples
Preparing for Breakup PIPE...
long barge that's the Ark it's really important to to create a safety net at break up here so I'm gonna have to get some boats put together get it set up for dogs have some food in there some water in there because you never know
Video examples
Tales from a modern...
massive stash of mob loot including hundreds if not thousands of pinball machines now on one of these dumps the police commissioner turns to reporter on the barge and he tells them if anybody wants to go dig this stuff up now
Video examples
Giraffes on a Boat PIPE...
giraffe yes yeah that's our go-to nickname the team secured some funding to help the giraffes and that paid for the creation of the giraffe so it's this barge and to make it they had to come up with this sort of
Video examples
Frank Gehry: From 1990,...
but she said I didn't have to do that. But when you're in that room, you feel like you're on a kind of barge on some kind of lake. And it's very private.
Video examples
Magnificent Whale...
the males barge and jostle one another to reach her and several may succeed one after the
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Quote examples
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
English Actress
No one would touch me with a barge pole as an actress. It hit hard. I thought, 'What am I doing? This is a stupid idea!' It's like throwing yourself into a massive pond, and you feel like you're going to drown so quickly.
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David de Gea
Spanish Athlete
In training, the players would deliberately hit high balls into me and barge into me so I'd get used to that side of the English game. I actually enjoy the physical side of it now.
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Ronnie Wood
English Musician
All my family back to the 1700s were water Gypsies. My brothers and me, we were the first ones to be born on dry land. All the rest of them were born on barges in the canals.
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Alan Ladd
American Actor
I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me.
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Simon Beaufoy
British Writer
I used to live on a barge - it is incredibly good to write near water. There is an ever-changing landscape, so you never get bored.
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Dillian Whyte
British Athlete
You have to fight hard to get where you want to be. I never had any backing. I just had to kick the door down and barge through.
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Pete Townshend
British Musician
I bought a Dutch barge and turned it into a recording studio. My plan was to go to Paris and record rolling down the Seine.
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Terry Southern
American Writer
Sometimes we would be staked out in the middle of the river, several barges tied together. So we could party.
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Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
I lived on a barge for the first six months, with a cousin. Then on the floor of a friend's house.
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Jo Cox
British Politician
I live on a big old Dutch barge by Tower Hill on the Thames.
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge
English Actress
No one would touch me with a barge pole as an actress. It hit hard. I thought, 'What am I doing? This is a stupid idea!' It's like throwing yourself into a massive pond, and you feel like you're going to drown so quickly.
Quote examples
David de Gea
Spanish Athlete
In training, the players would deliberately hit high balls into me and barge into me so I'd get used to that side of the English game. I actually enjoy the physical side of it now.
Quote examples
Ronnie Wood
English Musician
All my family back to the 1700s were water Gypsies. My brothers and me, we were the first ones to be born on dry land. All the rest of them were born on barges in the canals.
Quote examples
Alan Ladd
American Actor
I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me.
Quote examples
Simon Beaufoy
British Writer
I used to live on a barge - it is incredibly good to write near water. There is an ever-changing landscape, so you never get bored.
Quote examples
Dillian Whyte
British Athlete
You have to fight hard to get where you want to be. I never had any backing. I just had to kick the door down and barge through.
Quote examples
Pete Townshend
British Musician
I bought a Dutch barge and turned it into a recording studio. My plan was to go to Paris and record rolling down the Seine.
Quote examples
Terry Southern
American Writer
Sometimes we would be staked out in the middle of the river, several barges tied together. So we could party.
Quote examples
Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
I lived on a barge for the first six months, with a cousin. Then on the floor of a friend's house.
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Jo Cox
British Politician
I live on a big old Dutch barge by Tower Hill on the Thames.
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