bulge vs swelling

bulge

noun
  • Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure. 

  • The outline of male genitals visible through clothing. 

  • A sudden rise in value or quantity. 

  • The bilge of a vessel. 

  • The bilge or protuberant part of a cask. 

verb
  • To bilge, as a ship; to founder. 

  • To stick out from (a surface). 

swelling

noun
  • The state of being swollen. 

  • Anything swollen, especially any abnormally swollen part of the body. 

  • A rising, as of passion or anger. 

How often have the words bulge and swelling occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )