From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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2. To bulge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Bilge \Bilge\, v. t.
1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom
of (a ship or other vessel).
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2. To cause to bulge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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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.
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3. Bilge water.
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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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bilge
n 1: water accumulated in the bilge of a ship [syn: bilge,
bilge water]
2: where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
v 1: cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"
2: take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged" [syn:
bilge, take in water]