Bulge1. (n.) The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
2. (n.) A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
3. (n.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge.
4. (v. i.) To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.
5. (v. i.) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
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