barge

barge
    n 1: a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on
         canals) [syn: {barge}, {flatboat}, {hoy}, {lighter}]
    v 1: push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room" [syn:
         {barge}, {thrust ahead}, {push forward}]
    2: transport by barge on a body of water
    

Barge \Barge\, n. [OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for
   barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat,
   fr. Gr. ?, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf.
   {Bark} a vessel.]
   1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly
      furnished and decorated.
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   2. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or
      goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge.
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   3. A large boat used by flag officers.
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   4. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a
      steamboat. [U.S.]
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   5. A large omnibus used for excursions. [Local, U.S.]
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84 Moby Thesaurus words for "barge":
      amble, boat, bowl along, bundle, bus, cart, clump, coach, drag,
      dray, ferry, float, flounce, foot, footslog, halt, haul,
      hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, jog, jolt, jump, lighter, limp,
      lumber, lunge, lurch, mince, pace, paddle, peg, piaffe, piaffer,
      plod, prance, rack, raft, roll, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle,
      scuttle, shamble, ship, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip, sled,
      sledge, slink, slither, slog, slouch, stagger, stalk, stamp, stomp,
      straddle, straggle, stride, stroll, strut, stumble, stump, swagger,
      swing, tittup, toddle, totter, traipse, trip, truck, trudge, van,
      waddle, wagon, wamble, wheelbarrow, wiggle, wobble