n. 1. Nautical a. The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. b. The lowest inner part of a ship's hull. 2. Bilge water. 3. Slang Stupid talk or writing; nonsense. 4. The bulging part of a barrel or cask. v. bilged, bilg·ing, bilg·es v.intr. 1. Nautical To spring a leak in the bilge. 2. To bulge or swell. v.tr. Nautical To break open the bilge of. [Probably alteration of BULGE.] bilgy adj. |
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