barge into — barge in / barge into [v] charge break in, burst in, collide, infringe, interrupt, intrude, muscle in, push, shove, stumble; concepts 150,208 Ant. wait … New thesaurus
barge into — (Informal) enter uninvited (e.g., He wasn t invited so he barged into the party ); rudely break into a conversation, interrupt, cut in (e.g., My sister in law always barges into the conversation when I speak with my mother in law ) … English contemporary dictionary
barge — c.1300, small seagoing vessel with sails, from O.Fr. barge, O.Prov. barca, from M.L. barga, perhaps from Celtic, or perhaps from L. *barica, from Gk. baris Egyptian boat, from Coptic bari small boat. Meaning flat bottomed freight boat dates from… … Etymology dictionary
barge in — / barge into [v] charge break in, burst in, collide, infringe, interrupt, intrude, muscle in, push, shove, stumble; concepts 150,208 Ant. wait … New thesaurus
barge — [[t]bɑ͟ː(r)ʤ[/t]] barges, barging, barged 1) N COUNT: also by N A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Barges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals. Carrying goods by train costs nearly three times more than carrying … English dictionary
barge — /bahrj/, n., v., barged, barging. n. 1. a capacious, flat bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter. 2. a vessel of state used in pageants: elegantly decorated barges on the Grand… … Universalium
barge — I n. 1) to drive; float; tow a barge 2) to load; unload a barge II v. (d; intr.) to barge into (she barged into the room) * * * [bɑːdʒ] float tow a barge unload a barge to drive to load (d; intr.) to barge into (she barged into the room) … Combinatory dictionary
barge — /badʒ/ (say bahj) noun 1. a large flat bottomed vessel, usually moved by towing, used for transporting freight. 2. a ceremonial vessel of state. 3. a naval boat reserved for a flag officer. 4. any old or unwieldy boat. 5. a cumbersome surfboard.… …
barge — n 1. flatboat, lighter, houseboat, transport, raft; canal boat, freighter, tanker, Naut. hoy; statebarge, bucentaur. v 2. barge in intrude, break in, burst in on, enter forcefully, irrupt; interrupt, break in on, Sl. butt in, U.S. Sl. horn in. 3 … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
barge — 1. v. Behave, usu. move, roughly or clumsily. 2. barge in Interfere, intrude (rudely). 3. barge into Collide (clumsily). 4. barge about Move around roughly … A concise dictionary of English slang
barge — [bärj] n. [ME & OFr < ML barga < LL barca < * barica < Gr baris, Egyptian boat < Coptic barī, small boat] 1. a large boat, usually flat bottomed, for carrying heavy freight on rivers, canals, etc. 2. a large pleasure boat, esp. one … English World dictionary
