bilge vs percolate

bilge

verb
  • To spring a leak in the bilge. 

  • To break open the bilge(s) of. 

  • To bulge or swell. 

noun
  • Stupid talk or writing; nonsense. 

  • The lowest inner part of a ship's hull, where water accumulates. 

  • The water accumulated in the bilge; bilge water. 

  • The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. 

  • talk bilge 

  • The bulging part of a barrel or cask. 

percolate

verb
  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

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