bilge

n. மிடாவின் பருத்த தூபபகுதி, கப்பலின் அடி அகடு, சேறு, அழுக்கு, அவகேடு, (வினை) விம்மிப் பிள, தூர் உடை, பரு, உப்பு.

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Bilge, n. Etym: [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. 2. (Naut.) Defn: That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest if aground. 3. Bilge water. 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. Bilge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bilged (; p. pr. & vb. n. Bilging.] 1. (Naut.) Defn: To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge. 2. To bulge. Bilge, v. t. 1. (Naut.) Defn: To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom of (a ship or other vessel). 2. To cause to bulge.

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