What is the meaning of bilge?

noun

  • Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.
  • Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom.

verb

  • Cause to leak.
    • usage: "the collision bilged the vessel"
  • Take in water at the bilge.
    • usage: "the tanker bilged"
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