barge
noun
a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
have barged
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present perfectof barge.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For 50 years, we have barged salmon past the dams, created fish ladders, spilled more water over the dams, built hatcheries and deployed dozens of other mitigation strategies.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
Open is any indication, it just might be with three 18-year-olds named Carlos Alcaraz, Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez who have barged in where they don’t yet belong, but clearly do.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2021
They have barged into apartments and conducted searches, only to testify otherwise later.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2018
