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Barged Barge Verb  Word Origin  Example Bank People

Front barge
Back barge
noun, verb
BrE /bɑːdʒ/
NAmE /bɑːrdʒ/
noun
 word origin
 culture
 example bank
a large boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying goods and people on canals and rivers
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
 example bank
[intransitive, transitive] + adv./prep.
to move in an awkward way, pushing people out of the way or crashing into them
push
He barged past me to get to the bar.
They barged their way through the crowds.

ˌbarge ˈin (on sb/sth)
to enter a place or join a group of people, rudely interrupting what sb else is doing or saying
I hope you don't mind me barging in like this.
He barged in on us while we were having a meeting.

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