2 entries under this word

Bulge

Bŭlge, n.

noun

n. [Cf. A-S. bŭlg, bŭlig, Eng. belly, A-S. bŭlgan, O. Sw. bulgja, to swell, W. bŭlg, a bulky round body, O. Eng. bouge, cask.]

The bilge or protuberant part of a cask; protuberance.
(Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See BILGE.

Bŭlge, v. i.

verbintransitive

[See supra. Cf. BOUGE, BOWGE, and BILGE.] 1. To swell or jut out; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges. 2. To bilge, as a ship. And scattered navies bulge on distant shores. Broome.