bilge

Meanings

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, the 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.

Origin

• Likely derived from bulge. Compare Middle English bulgen.