noun.
A rounded protuberance; a swelling; a swell; a hump.
noun.
The swirl made by a salmon rising to the surface.
To swell out; be protuberant.
To bilge, as a ship.
noun.
A rapid rise in price, of stock, grain, cotton, or the like, followed by an equally rapid fall, owing to some temporary causes. The name has reference to the curve in a diagram of prices.
To cause to swell out and become protuberant.
To bilge or stave in the bottom of, as a ship.