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bulge

/bʌldʒ/
noun
  1. Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

    "a bulge in a wall"

  2. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

  3. The bilge of a vessel.

verb
  1. To stick out from (a surface).

    "He stood six feet tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black T-shirt."

  2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.

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