Ship vs. Barge
Difference Between Ship and Barge
Shipnoun
A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
Bargenoun
A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.
Shipnoun
A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
Bargenoun
A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.
Shipnoun
A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
Bargenoun
A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore staysail and a very small mizen, and having leeboards instead of a keel.
Shipnoun
A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
Bargenoun
One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars
Shipnoun
(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.
Bargenoun
The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.
Shipnoun
(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.
Bargenoun
(US) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.
Shipverb
(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
Bargenoun
A large omnibus used for excursions.
Shipverb
(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
to ship freight by railroadBargeverb
To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.
Shipverb
(ambitransitive) To release a product to vendors; to launch.
Our next issue ships early next year.The developers had to ship the game two weeks late.Bargeverb
(transitive) To push someone.
Shipverb
(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
to ship seamenI shipped on a man-of-war.Bargenoun
a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
Shipverb
(intransitive) To embark on a ship.
Bargeverb
push one's way;
she barged into the meeting roomShipverb
To put in its place.
to ship the tiller or rudderBargeverb
transport by barge on a body of water
Shipverb
(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.Shipverb
(transitive) To pass (from one person to another).
Can you ship me the ketchup?Shipverb
To go all in.
Shipverb
(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.
Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.Shipverb
(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.
Shipverb
(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.
I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.Shipnoun
a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Shipverb
transport commercially
Shipverb
hire for work on a ship
Shipverb
go on board
Shipverb
travel by ship
Shipverb
place on board a ship;
ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel
