damage vs bilge

damage and bilge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
damage	Yes	No	Yes	No
bilge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bilge is a hyponym of damage; that is, bilge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than damage:

damage (noun)	bilge (noun)
the act of damaging something or someone	where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right	water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
the occurrence of a change for the worse
loss of military equipment
the amount of money needed to purchase something

damage (verb)	bilge (verb)
inflict damage upon	take in water at the bilge
suffer or be susceptible to damage	cause to leak