transcription, транскрипция: [ bɪldʒ ]
n. & v. --n. 1 a the almost flat part of a ship's bottom, inside or out. b (in full bilge-water) filthy water that collects inside the bilge. 2 sl. nonsense; rot (don't talk bilge). --v. 1 tr. stave in the bilge of (a ship). 2 intr. spring a leak in the bilge. 3 intr. swell out; bulge. øbilge-keel a plate or timber fastened under the bilge to prevent rolling. [prob. var. of BULGE]