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How to pronounce “bilge”
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Pronunciation guide for bilge
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of bilge with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- When the Killing's Done
no less. Depressing people; drooling like bilge down the plate glass window at the Cactus
- Definition summary
- (nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
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How to pronounce bilge
When the Killing's Done
no less. Depressing people; drooling like bilge down the plate glass window at the Cactus
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “bilge”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
- (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
- (uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
- (slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
- The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
- [Verb]
- (nautical, intransitive) To spring a leak in the bilge.
- (intransitive) To bulge or swell.
- (nautical, transitive) To break open the bilge(s) of.
- [Adjective]
- wise, sage, profound
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