n.
- a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers.
▸a long ornamental boat used for pleasure or on ceremonial occasions.
- a boat used by the chief officers of a warship.
v.
- move forcefully or roughly.
▸
(barge in)
intrude or interrupt rudely or awkwardly.
- convey by barge.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., perh. based on Gk baris ‘Egyptian boat’.