[syn: bulge, bulk]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bulge \Bulge\ (b[u^]lj), n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS.
belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. b[=o]lginn swollen, OHG.
belgan to swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b[.r]h to be
large, strong; the root meaning to swell. Cf. Bilge,
Belly, Billow, Bouge, n.]
1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
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2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when
caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
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3. (Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.
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Bulge ways. (Naut.) See Bilge ways.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bulge \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.
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2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
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And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.
--Broome.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bulge
n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects
from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an
obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the
rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well
developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" [syn:
bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity,
gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance,
protrusion, extrusion, excrescence]
v 1: swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the
huge meal" [syn: bulge, pouch, protrude]
2: bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear
to bulge [syn: bulge, bag]
3: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start, protrude,
pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come
out]
4: cause to bulge or swell outwards [syn: bulge, bulk]