1. plural of barge; large flat-bottomed boats used for carrying goods on rivers and canals
Usage: nautical

1. third person singular present of barge; moves forcefully or clumsily
Usage: informal
2. third person singular present of barge; intrudes rudely or without permission
Usage: informal

Examples

• The barges carried coal down the river to the port.
• Several barges were lined up at the dock waiting to be unloaded.
• He barges through the crowd without saying excuse me.
• She always barges into conversations uninvited.
• The bull barges through the fence into the next field.
• Don’t let him barge in on our meeting like that.