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bulge
/bʌldʒ/
noun
Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
"a bulge in a wall"
The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
The bilge of a vessel.
verb
To stick out from (a surface).
"He stood six feet tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black T-shirt."
To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
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