The difference between Barge and Boat

When used as nouns, barge means a large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo, whereas boat means a craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

When used as verbs, barge means to intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner, whereas boat means to travel by boat.

check bellow for the other definitions of Barge and Boat

  1. Barge as a noun:

    A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

  2. Barge as a noun:

    A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions.

  3. Barge as a noun:

    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.

  4. Barge as a noun:

    One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars

  5. Barge as a noun:

    The wooden disk in which bread or biscuit is placed on a mess table.

  6. Barge as a noun (US):

    A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat.

  7. Barge as a noun (US, dialect, dated):

    A large omnibus used for excursions.

  1. Barge as a verb:

    To intrude or break through, particularly in an unwelcome or clumsy manner.

  2. Barge as a verb (transitive):

    To push someone.

  1. Boat as a noun:

    A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.

  2. Boat as a noun (poker slang):

    A full house.

  3. Boat as a noun:

    A vehicle, utensil, or dish somewhat resembling a boat in shape.

    Examples:

    "a stone boat;  a gravy boat'"

  4. Boat as a noun (chemistry):

    One of two possible conformations of cyclohexane rings (the other being chair), shaped roughly like a boat.

  5. Boat as a noun (AU, politics, informal):

    The refugee boats arriving in Australian waters, and by extension, refugees generally.

  1. Boat as a verb (intransitive):

    To travel by boat.

  2. Boat as a verb (transitive):

    To transport in a boat.

    Examples:

    "to boat goods"

  3. Boat as a verb (transitive):

    To place in a boat.

    Examples:

    "to boat oars"

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