barge

English Thesaurus

1. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	boat,
definition	:	a small vessel for travel on water (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	dredger,
definition	:	a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	houseboat,
definition	:	a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	pontoon,
definition	:	(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	scow,
definition	:	a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	norfolk wherry, wherry,
definition	:	sailing barge used especially in East Anglia (noun.artifact)

2. transport by barge on a body of water (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	send, ship, transport,
definition	:	transport commercially (verb.motion)

domain category	:	navigation, pilotage, piloting,
definition	:	the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place (noun.act)

3. push one's way (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it,
definition	:	move fast (verb.motion)

4. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	barge,
definition	:	transport by barge on a body of water (verb.motion)

derivation	:	lighter,
definition	:	transport in a flatbottom boat (verb.motion)

5. transport by barge on a body of water (verb.motion)

derivation	:	barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter,
definition	:	a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	bargee, bargeman, lighterman,
definition	:	someone who operates a barge (noun.person)

6. push one's way (verb.motion)

also	:	barge in, break in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in, put in,
definition	:	break into a conversation (verb.communication)

7. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	barge,
definition	:	transport by barge on a body of water (verb.motion)

derivation	:	lighter,
definition	:	transport in a flatbottom boat (verb.motion)

8. transport by barge on a body of water (verb.motion)

derivation	:	barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter,
definition	:	a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	bargee, bargeman, lighterman,
definition	:	someone who operates a barge (noun.person)

9. push one's way (verb.motion)

also	:	barge in, break in, butt in, chime in, chisel in, cut in, put in,
definition	:	break into a conversation (verb.communication)