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bilge

/bɪldʒ/

bilgenoun

bilges

/bɪldʒ/

Translations

трюм

The bilge of the ship was filled with water.

Трюм корабля был заполнен водой.

чушь

He was talking bilge about the project.

Он говорил чушь о проекте.

Additional translations

осадок

поддон

Definitions

The lowest part of a ship's hull, where water typically collects.

The crew had to pump out the water from the bilge to prevent the ship from sinking.

Nonsense or foolish talk.

He dismissed the rumors as mere bilge and refused to comment further.

The water, often foul, that collects in the lowest part of a ship’s hull.

The bilge smelled awful after weeks at sea.

Synonyms

bottom

hold

cargo hold

water in the bilge

nonsense

rubbish

drivel

bilgeverb

bilged

Past Simple

bilged

Past Participle

bilging

Gerund

/bɪldʒ/

Translations

осушать

The crew had to bilge the boat to prevent it from sinking.

Команде пришлось осушать лодку, чтобы она не затонула.

Additional translations

откачивать

Definitions

To bulge or swell out.

The old wooden floorboards began to bilge under the weight of the heavy furniture.

To cause to bulge or swell.

The pressure from the water bilged the sides of the container.

(of a ship) To spring a leak in the bilge, or to damage the bilge so that the vessel becomes leaky.

The ship bilged on the rocks during the storm.

Synonyms

take on water

flood

seep

run in

become waterlogged

swell with water

speak nonsense

talk rubbish

spout rubbish

bilgeadjective

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to the bilge (e.g., "bilge pump").

Definitions

Situated in, relating to, or designed for the bilge of a vessel.

The bilge pump needed immediate repairs.

Synonyms