bilge

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
  2. noun where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
  3. verb cause to leak

Etymology

Likely derived from bulge. Compare Middle English bulgen (“to ground or scuttle a ship”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

bilge water

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