- (n.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.
- (v.i.) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
- (v.i.) To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.
- (n.) The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
- (n.) A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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