'Bilge' definitions:

Definition of 'bilge'

noun

Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: bilge, bilge water]

noun

Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

verb

Cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"

verb

Take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" [syn: bilge, take in water]

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
3. Bilge water. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

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. [1913 Webster]
2. To bulge. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Bilge \Bilge\, v. t.
1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel). [1913 Webster]
2. To cause to bulge. [1913 Webster]