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Meaning of "bilge" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BILGE

Probably a variant of bulge.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BILGE

bilge  [bɪldʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bilge is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bilge in English.

WHAT DOES BILGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bilge

Bilge

The bilge is the lowest compartment on a ship, below the waterline, where the two sides meet at the keel. The first known use of the word is from 1513.

Definition of bilge in the English dictionary

The first definition of bilge in the dictionary is the parts of a vessel's hull where the vertical sides curve inwards to form the bottom. Other definition of bilge is the parts of a vessel between the lowermost floorboards and the bottom. Bilge is also Also called: bilge water. the dirty water that collects in a vessel's bilge.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BILGE

PRESENT

Present
I bilge
you bilge
he/she/it bilges
we bilge
you bilge
they bilge
Present continuous
I am bilging
you are bilging
he/she/it is bilging
we are bilging
you are bilging
they are bilging
Present perfect
I have bilged
you have bilged
he/she/it has bilged
we have bilged
you have bilged
they have bilged
Present perfect continuous
I have been bilging
you have been bilging
he/she/it has been bilging
we have been bilging
you have been bilging
they have been bilging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bilged
you bilged
he/she/it bilged
we bilged
you bilged
they bilged
Past continuous
I was bilging
you were bilging
he/she/it was bilging
we were bilging
you were bilging
they were bilging
Past perfect
I had bilged
you had bilged
he/she/it had bilged
we had bilged
you had bilged
they had bilged
Past perfect continuous
I had been bilging
you had been bilging
he/she/it had been bilging
we had been bilging
you had been bilging
they had been bilging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bilge
you will bilge
he/she/it will bilge
we will bilge
you will bilge
they will bilge
Future continuous
I will be bilging
you will be bilging
he/she/it will be bilging
we will be bilging
you will be bilging
they will be bilging
Future perfect
I will have bilged
you will have bilged
he/she/it will have bilged
we will have bilged
you will have bilged
they will have bilged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bilging
you will have been bilging
he/she/it will have been bilging
we will have been bilging
you will have been bilging
they will have been bilging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bilge
you would bilge
he/she/it would bilge
we would bilge
you would bilge
they would bilge
Conditional continuous
I would be bilging
you would be bilging
he/she/it would be bilging
we would be bilging
you would be bilging
they would be bilging
Conditional perfect
I would have bilge
you would have bilge
he/she/it would have bilge
we would have bilge
you would have bilge
they would have bilge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bilging
you would have been bilging
he/she/it would have been bilging
we would have been bilging
you would have been bilging
they would have been bilging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bilge
we let´s bilge
you bilge
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bilge
Past participle
bilged
Present Participle
bilging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILGE


bulge
bʌldʒ
divulge
daɪˈvʌldʒ
effulge
ɪˈfʌldʒ
emulge
ɪˈmʌldʒ
indulge
ɪnˈdʌldʒ
outbulge
ˌaʊtˈbʌldʒ
overindulge
ˌəʊvərɪnˈdʌldʒ
promulge
prəʊˈmʌldʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILGE

bilbo
bilboes
bilby
Bildungsroman
bile
bile duct
bile stone
bilection
bilestone
bilevel
bilge keel
bilge water
bilgy
bilharzia
bilharzial
bilharziasis
bilharziosis
bilian
biliary
bilimbi

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILGE

advantage
age
average
badge
Battle of the Bulge
bridge
by and large
challenge
change
charge
college
coverage
damage
dodge
edge
exchange
lge
midriff bulge
saulge
voulge

Synonyms and antonyms of bilge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BILGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bilge» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bilge

Translation of «bilge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILGE

Find out the translation of bilge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bilge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bilge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舱底
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sentina
570 millions of speakers

English

bilge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तोड़ लेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الآسن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трюмный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

porão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাহাজের তলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fond de cale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bilge
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bilge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビルジ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빌지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bilge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáy tàu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bilge
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिल्गे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sintine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sentina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zezowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трюмний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

santină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σεντίνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bilge
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

länspump
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lense
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bilge

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILGE»

The term «bilge» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.477 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bilge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bilge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bilge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILGE»

Discover the use of bilge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bilge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ships' Bilge Pumps: A History of Their Development, 1500-1900
This work is well illustrated, with line art depicting the placement and use of pumps aboard the ships, early drawings showing pump design, and photographs revealing artifacts found at shipwreck sites.
Thomas James Oertling, 1996
2
Marine Auxiliary Machinery
At the pump suction chest, the bilge valve must be of the screw down non-retum type to prevent water from entering the bilge line from sea water or ballast suctions. Materials which can be used are also given in the construction rules.
H D MCGEORGE, 1998
3
Ship Construction
In the construction of a merchant ship the shipbuilder is concerned with the installation of the statutory bilge drainage, ballasting, general services, and where required the liquid cargo loading and discharging, pumping and piping ...
David J Eyres, 2006
4
The Garden of Departed Cats
A surreal, utterly unique Turkish novel.
Bilge Karasu, 2003
5
Pirate Haiku: Bilge-sucking Poems of Booty, Grog, and ...
From trading rum for buxom beauties to fighting those limey British bastards, this book reveals the swaggering derring-do of these plundering and treacherous buccaneers--17 syllables at a time!
Michael P. Spradlin, 2010
6
Death In Troy
From one of Turkey's most influential authors, an arresting novel about male intimacy and desire.
Bilge Karasu, 2002
7
Introduction to Marine Engineering
The emergency bilge suction or bilge injection valve is used to prevent flooding of the ship. It is a direct suction from the machinery space bilge which is connected to the largest capacity pump or pumps. An emergency bilge pump is required ...
D A Taylor, 1996
8
Title 46 2009 U. S. Coast Guard, DOT (Parts 70-89)
(e) Independent bilge suction. One of the independent bilge pumps must have a suction of a diameter not less than that given by Formula (2) in paragraph (d) of this section that is led directly from the engine room bilge entirely independent of  ...
Code of Federal Regulations Staff, Griffes, 2009
9
Barbecued Bilge
Seven short stories created through nocturnal recitations into an old tape deck in 1971-72.
George Mahlberg, David Kendall, 2008
10
Pollution Prevention Equipment Under MARPOL.
If the 1 5 ppm bilge separator is fitted with heating facilities to allow the separated oil retained in it to be discharged when the automatic discharge valve is activated , the certificate of type approval should be endorsed under the heading ...
‎2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bilge is used in the context of the following news items.
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The David Lynchian Overtones of True Detective's Second Season
By Bilge Ebiri. Left: Naomi Watts in David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. Right: Rachel McAdams Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive, and ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Warm Weather Brings Boaters, Threat Of Invasive Species
... Europe some time in the 1980s. They've spread through about 20 states. They can attach to a boat hull or catch a lift in a vessel's bilge water. «OPB News, Jul 15»
3
Ship battle for supremacy draws players from throughout US, Canada
Bilge pumps try to keep the boats afloat. The ships are made of fiberglass covered with balsa wood and normally are pocked with holes after a ... «Stanly News & Press, Jul 15»
4
The trouble with Trump's “Apprentice?” It was always one sentence …
If you've been following the latest meaningless bilge since Trump announced his presidential fantasies, you know that his blubbertongued B.S. ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
5
River Currents: The Menacing Seven
Clean: Before launching your boat, thoroughly flush the hull, drive unit, live wells, any pumping system, bilge, trailer, bait buckets, engine ... «Brattleboro Reformer, Jul 15»
6
Fourth of July freakout! Obama didn't say the God word!
But that's enough troll bilge for one day. Perhaps a few hundred sessions of anger management would help school these people in the benefits ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»
7
CHEAP NIGHT: Muscles flex in new movie options
... with this genre — scary setups, followed by dopey resolutions — that you sort of want to give the movie a pass," Bilge Ebiri writes in Vulture. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
8
Coast Guard to raise sunken Farley Mowat from Shelburne Harbour
As well, all five barrels, containing oily bilge water, that were released from the ship when it sank have also been recovered. A mobile ... «Hants Journal, Jul 15»
9
Fear and loathing north of Brisvegas
He is organising a community process (yet undefined) to gauge the community's feeling. by bilge on Jul 7, 2015 at 11:08 am. « Previous | Next ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
10
Four children, nine adults injured in boat fire
The fire was the result of a spark from electrical connections the onboard bilge pump while gasoline vapors were still present in the engine ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

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