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barge
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barge1 /bɑːdʒ $ bɑːrdʒ/ noun
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Late Latin barca; barque
[countable] a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying goods on a canal or river

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barge2 verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]
to move somewhere in a rough careless way, often hitting against things
   SYN  push:
    She ran outside, barging past bushes and shrubs.
    barge your way through/to etc something
    She barged her way through the shopping crowds.
barge in (also barge into something) phrasal verb
  to enter somewhere rudely, or to rudely interrupt someone:
    George barged into my office without knocking.
    barge in on
    ‘Sorry to barge in on your evening,’ James said.