I. barge 1 /bɑːdʒ $ bɑːrdʒ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin barca ; ⇨ ↑ barque ]
[countable] a large low boat with a flat bottom, used for carrying goods on a ↑ canal or river
II. barge 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]
to move somewhere in a rough careless way, often hitting against things SYN push :
She ran outside, barging past bushes and shrubs.
barge your way through/to etc something
She barged her way through the shopping crowds.
barge in ( also barge into something ) phrasal verb
to enter somewhere rudely, or to rudely interrupt someone:
George barged into my office without knocking.
barge in on
‘Sorry to barge in on your evening,’ James said.