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to barge

to barge

42 6.0
To force your way into a place or conversation without permission
  • verb
  • /bɑrdʒ/
  • Informal
translation icon : abrirse paso
  • You can't just barge in whenever you feel like it.
  • sorry to barge in
  • barge into a room
  • barge through the door

He told them, please don't like barge into my room.

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Examples

Synonyms

to barge in
vsto barge
  • Informal
59 5.5

Enter a room or conversation suddenly and rudely without being invited

is broader, also meaning forcefully push into without permission
to push forward
vsto barge
6 3.6

To move ahead by pushing people or things out of the way

focuses more on rude intrusion or joining than on physical crowd pushing
to thrust ahead
vsto barge
5.7

To push forward through a crowd to get ahead

is similar but includes rude or intrusive entry without permission

Antonyms

466 2.8

To stop taking part in a place or activity

Idioms

Refuse to be involved with people or things that seem dangerous and dishonest

Not wanting to be near or involved with anything at all

Phrasal Verbs

to barge in
  • Informal
59 5.5

Enter a room or conversation suddenly and rudely without being invited

Compounds

A long pole used to push and guide a boat like a barge on a canal

A system of canals in New York State that links the Great Lakes, the Hudson River and Lake Champlain

How Rude

to storm
102 5.7
to barge
  • Informal
42 6.0
to butt in
  • Informal
21 4.4
to enter
1.0
to slip in
19 4.4

Surface Forms

barge infinitive
barge past
barge past participle
barging present participle
barges third person singular

Etymology

The verb barge meaning to push into a place rudely comes from the idea of a heavy boat forcing its way; big barges can shove through narrow spaces, so to 'barge in' is to force your way into a room or conversation.