bilge
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
- The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
- Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
- The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
Verb
- To spring a leak in the bilge.
- To bulge or swell.
- To break open the bilge(s) of.
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