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Definition of bulge :
1. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
2. The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.
3. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
4. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
5. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.
Synonyms:
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Usage examples:
- Phobar's hand clutched a bulge in his pocket. - "Raiders of the Universes", Donald Wandrei.
- 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. - "Four Weird Tales", Algernon Blackwood.
- As his eyes fell on Milton, they began to bulge. - "The Enchanted Canyon", Honoré Willsie Morrow.