[barge] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL barca] (14c): any of various boats: as a: a roomy usu. flat-bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways and usu. propelled by towing b: a large motorboat supplied to the flag officer of a flagship c: a roomy pleasure boat; esp: a boat of state elegantly furnished and decorated
[2]barge vb barged ; barg.ing vt (1649): to carry by barge ~ vi 1: to move ponderously or clumsily
2: to thrust oneself heedlessly or unceremoniously "barged into the meeting"