Bilge
noun
The lowest part inside a ship, where water collects.
The water was pumped from the bilge to keep the ship afloat.
Often appears as...
- bilge water
- bilge pump
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Useless or worthless talk or ideas.
I won't listen to such bilge!
Often appears as...
- talk bilge
- utter bilge
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The lowest part inside a ship, where water collects.
The water was pumped from the bilge to keep the ship afloat.
Often appears as...
- bilge water
- bilge pump
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Useless or worthless talk or ideas.
I won't listen to such bilge!
Often appears as...
- talk bilge
- utter bilge
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Ship Anatomy
Understand that 'bilge' refers to a specific area in a ship's structure.
The crew checked the bilge for leaks.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
'Bilge' is used in a technical context, especially concerning boats and ships.
We need to install a new bilge pump.
Pro Tip 3/3Maintenance Issues
'Bilge' can imply problems like water leakage requiring attention.
After the storm, the bilge was full.
Pro Tip 1/3Ship Anatomy
Understand that 'bilge' refers to a specific area in a ship's structure.
The crew checked the bilge for leaks.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
'Bilge' is used in a technical context, especially concerning boats and ships.
We need to install a new bilge pump.
Pro Tip 3/3Maintenance Issues
'Bilge' can imply problems like water leakage requiring attention.
After the storm, the bilge was full.
Pro Tip 1/3Ship Anatomy
Understand that 'bilge' refers to a specific area in a ship's structure.
The crew checked the bilge for leaks.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
'Bilge' is used in a technical context, especially concerning boats and ships.
We need to install a new bilge pump.
Pro Tip 3/3Maintenance Issues
'Bilge' can imply problems like water leakage requiring attention.
After the storm, the bilge was full.
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Video examples
Robert Ballard: Painting...
first dive I came in right here we came around the corner and we came in on on right on the bilge keel a forward of the forward of the right about a beam of the bridge down at the base and what it
Video examples
Robert Ballard: Painting...
first dive I came in right here we came around the corner and we came in on on right on the bilge keel a forward of the forward of the right about a beam of the bridge down at the base and what it
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Quote examples
Richard Quest
English Journalist
Whenever there's a big story with vast potential to get social media content and find out what's happening, your first object is to prod into that and then test it to see whether it's valid. If you don't do the second part, you're basically a bilge pump.
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Wesley Morris
American Critic
Every once in a while with Twitter, you find something that breaks through the bilge and recrimination. Or sometimes, something finds you. One night, 'The Mechanics of History' found me.
Quote examples
Richard Quest
English Journalist
Whenever there's a big story with vast potential to get social media content and find out what's happening, your first object is to prod into that and then test it to see whether it's valid. If you don't do the second part, you're basically a bilge pump.
Quote examples
Wesley Morris
American Critic
Every once in a while with Twitter, you find something that breaks through the bilge and recrimination. Or sometimes, something finds you. One night, 'The Mechanics of History' found me.
Example 1 of 2
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