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.
To break open the bilge(s) of.
To spring a leak in the bilge.
To bulge or swell.
Verbal nonsense.
Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
Decaying matter.
To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
To decline in function or utility.
To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.