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“barged”
barge (verb), barges; barged; barging
1. To transport goods or products in a flat-bottomed boat that is pushed or towed: In order to cut down on transportation costs, the company barged their products into their primary distribution center.
2. To move or to push in a fast and often rude manner: Zola barged through the door without even knocking.
2. To move or to push in a fast and often rude manner: Zola barged through the door without even knocking.
Reuben was getting upset because the other woman kept barging in on their conversation.
Coal and ore had been barged down the Ohio River to the Mississippi River where it was taken to a docking area to be unloaded.
The thief started to run away and barged into a woman on the sidewalk, knocking her down.
3. Etymology: the verb form of barge into dates from the 1830's and is primarily an American-English term."
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English Words in Action, Group B
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