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bulg⋅y

  [buhl-jee]
–adjective, bulg⋅i⋅er, bulg⋅i⋅est.
tending to bulge; having a bulge: a bulgy envelope.
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Origin:
1840–50; bulge + -y 1

Related forms:
bulg⋅i⋅ness, noun
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bulge   (bŭlj)   
n.  

  1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling.

  2. Nautical A bilge.

  3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity: The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.

  4. An advantage.

v.   bulged, bulg·ing, bulg·es

v.   tr.
To cause to curve outward.
v.   intr.

  1. To curve outward.

  2. To swell up.

  3. To stick out; protrude.

  4. To be filled or overfilled: pockets bulging with coins.


[Middle English, pouch, from Old French bulge, bouge, from Latin bulga, bag, of Celtic origin; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.]
bulg'i·ness n., bulg'y adj.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to curve, spread, or extend outward past the normal or usual limit: a wallet bulging with money; expenses ballooning; a sail bellying in the wind; a pipe jutting from his mouth; overhanging eaves; projecting teeth; a head protruding from the window.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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