Bulge (?), n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS. belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. bolginn swollen, OHG. belgan to swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. bh to be large, strong; the root meaning to swell. Cf. Bilge, Belly, Billow, Bouge, n.]
1.
The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
2.
A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
3. Naut.
The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.
Bulge ways. Naut. See Bilge ways.
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Bulge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulged (); p. pr. & vb.n. Bulging.]
1.
To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.
2.
To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.
Broome.
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