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noun

Bulge n.

The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

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

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

Bulge ways. (Naut.) See Bilge ways.

verb

Bulge v. i. (past & past part. bulged; pres. part. bulging)

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

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

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Etymology of 'Bulge'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Bulge" Quotes from Famous Books

... the first hill, is where the commodore located his fort, Fort Stockton, to hold the town. He anchored in the bay and sent his men ashore to do it. On the rear edge of town, on the first little rise below Fort Stockton, was the Spanish presidio, or fort—but Fort Stockton had the bulge on it. About thirty miles northeast (can't see it from here, of course) among the hills is where General Kearny and his First Dragoons were corralled by the Californians after they had marched overland ...

— Gold Seekers of '49 • Edwin L. Sabin

... two and went on talking, but Charnock fixed his eyes on the snow. The part above the track overhung the gap in a bulging cornice, as if it was moving down hill, and in a few moments a heavier shower began. The bulge got more prominent, but the cornice did not break off, and while he watched it, wondering whether he should call out the men, a stone fell from the wall and dropped at his feet. This was ominous, ...

— The Girl From Keller's - Sadie's Conquest • Harold Bindloss

... in. At least, she describes it oddly, rather; she said it made the door bulge inwards from the next room, but not the door alone; the walls bulged or swayed as if a huge thing pressed against them from the other side. And at the same moment her windows—she had two big balconies, and the venetian shutters were ...

— Four Weird Tales • Algernon Blackwood

... answered the fellow; "I'm not complainin'. You've got the bulge on me, and I'm the bottom dog this time. Only I thought there was no harm in just mentionin' them ...

— With Airship and Submarine - A Tale of Adventure • Harry Collingwood

... will make your eyes bulge out," replied Uncle Ezra. "Wait till we get in, and we will ...

— Elam Storm, The Wolfer - The Lost Nugget • Harry Castlemon

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