Bulge

·noun The bilge of a vessel. ·see Bilge, 2.

II. Bulge ·noun The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

III. Bulge ·vi To bilge, as a ship; to Founder.

IV. Bulge ·noun A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, ·esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.

V. Bulge ·vi To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.