GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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