[bulge] vb bulged ; bulg.ing vt (15c): to cause to bulge ~ vi 1 archaic: bilge
2. a: to jut out: swell b: to bend outward c: to become swollen or protuberant
3: to be filled to overflowing
[2]bulge n [MF boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part--more at budget] (1622) 1: bilge 1, 2
2: a protuberant or swollen part or place
3: advantage, upper hand
4: sudden expansion syn see projection -- bulgy adj