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Webster 1913 Edition


Bulge

Bulge

(bŭlj)
,
Noun.
[OE.
bulge
a swelling; cf. AS.
belgan
to swell, OSw.
bulgja
, Icel.
bōlginn
swollen, OHG.
belgan
to swell, G.
bulge
leathern sack, Skr.
bṛh
to be large, strong; the root meaning
to swell
. Cf.
Bilge
,
Belly
,
Billow
,
Bouge
,
Noun.
]
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.
(Naut.)
The bilge of a vessel. See
Bilge
, 2.
Bulge ways
.
(Naut.)

Bulge

,
Verb.
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
.
2.
To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
And scattered navies
bulge
on distant shores.
Broome.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bulge

BULGE

,
Noun.
A different orthography of bilge. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask; protuberance.

BULGE

,
Verb.
I.
To swell out; to be protuberant.
1.
To bilge as a ship. [See Bilge.]

Definition 2024


bulge

bulge

See also: bulgë

English

A tent with a bulge in the side

Noun

bulge (plural bulges)

  1. Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
    a bulge in a wall
    a bulge in my pocket where I kept my wallet
  2. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
  3. (nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
  4. (colloquial) The outline of **** and testicles visible through clothing; manbulge.

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bulge (third-person singular simple present bulges, present participle bulging, simple past and past participle bulged)

  1. (intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).
    The submarine bulged because of the enormous air pressure inside.
    He stood six feet tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black T-shirt.
    • 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Chapter 1
      The wind actually stirred the cloth on the chest of drawers, and let in a little light, so that the sharp edge of the chest of drawers was visible, running straight up, until a white shape bulged out; and a silver streak showed in the looking-glass.
  2. (intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
    • Broome
      And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.

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