"bilges" in the noun sense
1. bilge, bilge water
water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
2. bilge
where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
"bilges" in the verb sense
1. bilge
cause to leak
"the collision bilged the vessel"
2. bilge, take in water
take in water at the bilge
"the tanker bilged"
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