bulge

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Synonyms: bilge, budge, bulle, belge, bulgy, bulg, bulse, bunge, burge, bule, buege

Antonyms: bilge, budge, bulle, belge, bulgy, bulg, bulse, bunge, burge, bule, buege

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Noun

1. An object which is [[stick out|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|UK|Irish|Commonwealth}} A [[rounded]] [[fleshy]] [[mass]], such as on a [[camel]] or [[zebu]].
4. {{lb|en|nautical}} The [[bilge]] of a vessel.
5. {{senseid|en|crotch bulge}} {{lb|en|colloquial}} The outline of a (usually [[erect]]) [[penis]] visible through one's clothing.
6. {{lb|en|figurative}} A sudden [[rise]] in value or quantity.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To stick out from a surface without breaking it.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} (of a container, etc.) To have the surface stretched by something pushing out; to [[swell]]; to [[belly]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[bilge]], as a ship; to [[founder]].

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