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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bulge \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.
                                                    --Broome.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Bulge \Bulge\ (b[u^]lj), n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS.
     belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. b[=o]lginn swollen, OHG.
     belgan to swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b[.r]h to be
     large, strong; the root meaning to swell. Cf. Bilge,
     Belly, Billow, Bouge, n.]
     1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when
        caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Bulge ways. (Naut.) See Bilge ways.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bulge \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Bulge \Bulge\, n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS. belgan to
     swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. b[=o]lginn swollen, OHG. belgan to
     swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b?h to be large, strong;
     the root meaning to swell. Cf. Bilge, Belly, Billow,
     Bouge, 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bulge
     n.
     1 Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant
  part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
     2 The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
     3 (lb en nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
     4 (lb en colloquial) The outline of male genitals visible through
  clothing.
     5 (lb en figurative) A sudden rise in value or quantity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  bulge
     n.
     1 Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant
  part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
     2 The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
     3 (lb en nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
     4 (lb en colloquial) The outline of male genitals visible through
  clothing.
     5 (lb en figurative) A sudden rise in value or quantity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  bulge
     n.
     1 Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant
  part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
     2 The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
     3 (lb en nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
     4 (lb en colloquial) The outline of male genitals visible through
  clothing.
     5 (lb en figurative) A sudden rise in value or quantity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  bulge
     n.
     1 Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant
  part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
     2 The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
     3 (lb en nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
     4 (lb en colloquial) The outline of male genitals visible through
  clothing.
     5 (lb en figurative) A sudden rise in value or quantity.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).
     2 (lb en intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bulge
     Englanti n.
     pullistuma
     Englanti vb.
     pullistua

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  bulge
     Engelska n.
     bula
     Engelska vb.
     bukta sig utåt

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Bulge /bald͡ʒ/ 
  bulbe galactique
  dichter, heller Zentralbereich einer Spiralgalaxie

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Bulge /bald͡ʒ/ 
  centralne zgrubienie galaktyczne
  dichter, heller Zentralbereich einer Spiralgalaxie

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Bulge /bald͡ʒ/ 
  балдж
  dichter, heller Zentralbereich einer Spiralgalaxie

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Bulge /bald͡ʒ/ 
  bulbo galáctico
  dichter, heller Zentralbereich einer Spiralgalaxie

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Bulge /bˈʌldʒ/
  الانتفاخ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  bulge //bʊld͡ʒ// //bʌldʒ// //bʌld͡ʒ// 
  издатина, изпъкналост
  something sticking out

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  bulge //bʊld͡ʒ// //bʌldʒ// //bʌld͡ʒ// 
  издувам се, изпъквам
  to stick out from