| Barge 1. (n.) A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly furnished and decorated. 2. (n.) A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge. 3. (n.) A large boat used by flag officers. 4. (n.) A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a steamboat. 5. (n.) A large omnibus used for excursions. Thesaurus Entries amble, boat, bowl along, bundle, bus, cart, clump, coach, drag, dray, ferry, float, flounce, foot, footslog, halt, haul, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, jog, jolt, jump, lighter, limp, lumber, lunge, lurch, mince, pace, paddle, peg, piaffe, piaffer, plod, prance, rack, raft, roll, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shamble, ship, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, skip, sled, sledge, slink, slither, slog, slouch, stagger, stalk, stamp, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, stroll, strut, stumble, stump, swagger, swing, tittup, toddle, totter, traipse, trip, truck, trudge, van, waddle, wagon, wamble, wheelbarrow, wiggle, wobble |