Dictionary entry

Bilge (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bilge (bĭlj), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Bilged (bĭljd); p. pr. & vb. n.Bilging.] 1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a leak by a fracture in the bilge.

2. To bulge.