n. & v.
--n.
1. a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals, rivers, etc.
2 a long ornamental boat used for pleasure or ceremony.
3 a boat used by the chief officers of a man-of-war.
--v.intr.
1. (often foll. by around) lurch or rush clumsily about.
2 (foll. by in, into) a intrude or interrupt rudely or awkwardly (barged in while we were kissing). b collide with (barged into her).
Etymology: ME f. OF perh. f. med.L barica f. Gk baris Egyptian boat