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   barge

   /bärj/

   noun

   • 1. a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another.
   • ▪ a long ornamental boat used for pleasure or ceremony.
   • ▪ a boat used by the chief officers of a warship.

   verb

   • 1. move forcefully or roughly: "we can't just barge into a private garden"
   • ▪ (chiefly in a sporting context) collide with: "displays of dissent, such as deliberately barging into the umpire"
   • 2. convey (freight) by barge.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a small seagoing vessel): from Old French, perhaps based on Greek baris ‘Egyptian boat’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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