Bulge

The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.

The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.

To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.

To bilge, as a ship; to founder.