Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bilge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bilge \Bilge\ (b[i^]lj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bilged}
(b[i^]ljd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilging}.]
1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a
leak by a fracture in the bilge.
2. To bulge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bilge \Bilge\, v. t.
1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom
of (a ship or other vessel).
2. To cause to bulge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bilge \Bilge\, n. [A different orthography of bulge, of same
origin as belly. Cf. {Belly}, {Bulge}.]
1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the
middle.
2. (Naut.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is
broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest
if aground.
3. Bilge water.
{Bilge free} (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is
clear of everything; -- said of a cask.
{Bilge pump}, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of
a ship.
{Bilge water} (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or
bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to
remain till it becomes very offensive.
{Bilge ways}, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship
upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in
launching the vessel.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bilge
n 1: water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: {bilge water}]
2: where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
v 1: cause to leak; as of vessels
2: take in water at the bilge; of vessels [syn: {take in water}]
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