Definition of "bilge"

bilge

/bɪld͡ʒ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural bilges
1. (nautical) The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides.
2. (nautical) The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates.
3. (uncountable) The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water.
4. (slang, uncountable) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
  Quotations
  "The whole thing is the most absolute bilge and a disgrace to our legislature."
  1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
5. The bulging part of a barrel or cask.
verb
third-person singular simple present bilges, present participle bilging, simple past and past participle bilged
1. (nautical, intransitive) To spring a leak in the bilge.
2. (intransitive) To bulge or swell.
3. (nautical, transitive) To break open the bilge(s) of.