Bulge — Defs

01 n. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

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.
The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.(Naut.) See: Bilge

Phrases & compounds

Bulge ways — See Bilge ways.

02 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.

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.