| Noun | 1. | bilge - water accumulated in the bilge of a shipH2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent | |
| 2. | bilge - where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottombilges - in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side | |
| Verb | 1. | bilge - cause to leak; "the collision bilged the vessel"damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" | |
| 2. | bilge - take in water at the bilge; "the tanker bilged"leak - have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out; "The container leaked gasoline"; "the roof leaks badly" | |