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Meaning:

Noun:

  • slang|uncountable Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
  • nautical The lowest inner part of a ship's hull.
  • nautical The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
  • The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
  • uncountable The water accumulated in the bilge, the bilge water.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To bulge or swell.
  • nautical|intransitive To spring a leak in the bilge.
  • nautical|transitive To break open the bilge(s) of.

Source: Wiktionary | Src Info »