Bulging

Bulging
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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