Bulge /(bŭlj)/

1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.
3. The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2. (Naut.)

imp. & p. p. Bulged; p. pr. & vb. n. Bulging

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

   And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.