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BULGING
convex, bulging
(adjective) curving or bulging outward
bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant
(adjective) curving outward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
bulging
present participle of bulge
Noun
bulging (plural bulgings)
The shape or motion of something that bulges.
Anagrams
• bugling
Source: Wiktionary
BULGE
Bulge, n. Etym: [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS. belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. bolginn swollen, OHG. belgan to swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b 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.)
Definition: The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2. Bulge ways. (Naut.) See Bilge ways.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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