Bulge
Bulge (bulj) , noun
[Old English bulge a swelling; compare Anglo-Saxon belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja, Icelandic bōlginn swollen, Old High German belgan to swell, German bulge leathern sack, Sanskrit brh to be large, strong; the root meaning to swell. Compare Bilge, Belly, Billow, Bouge, n.]
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.
(Nautical) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.
Collocations (1)
Bulge ways (Nautical) , See Bilge ways.
Bulge ({not transcribed}) , intransitive verb
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.