Bulge

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.	(Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2. Bulge ways (Naut.) See Bilge ways.
v. i.	1.	To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges. [imp. & p. p. Bulged ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Bulging.]
	2.	To bilge, as a ship; to founder. And scattered navies bulge on distant shores. - Broome.

Noun	1.	bulge - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form Synonyms: excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, protrusion, protuberance, bump, prominence
Verb	1.	bulge - swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise" Synonyms: pouch, protrude
	2.	bulge - bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge Synonyms: bag
	3.	bulge - bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Synonyms: bug out, bulge out, pop, protrude, pop out, come out
	4.	bulge - cause to bulge or swell outwards Synonyms: bulk

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