Bulge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulged p. pr. & vb. n. Bulging.]
1. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.
2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
And scattered navies bulge on distant shores. --Broome.
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bulging
adj 1: curving or bulging outward [syn: convex] [ant: concave]
2: curving outward [syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy,
protuberant]