bulge
a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall.
any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits.
a rising in small waves on the surface of a body of water, caused by the action of a fish or fishes in pursuit of food underwater.
to swell or bend outward; be protuberant.
to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies.
to make protuberant; cause to swell.
Origin of bulge
1pronunciation note For bulge
Other words for bulge
4 | protrude, project, stick out |
Other words from bulge
- bulg·ing·ly, adverb
- outbulge, verb, out·bulged, out·bulg·ing.
Other definitions for Bulge (2 of 2)
Battle of the, the final major German counteroffensive in World War II, begun December 16, 1944, and thrusting deep into Allied territory in N and E Belgium: repulsed January 1945.
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British Dictionary definitions for bulge (1 of 2)
/ (bʌldʒ) /
a swelling or an outward curve
a sudden increase in number or volume, esp of population
British another name for baby boom
British the projecting part of an army's front line; salient
to swell outwards
Origin of bulge
1Derived forms of bulge
- bulging, adjective
- bulgingly, adverb
- bulgy, adjective
- bulginess, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Bulge (2 of 2)
/ (bʌldʒ) /
Battle of the Bulge (in World War II) the final major German counteroffensive in 1944 when the Allied forces were pushed back into NE Belgium; the Germans were repulsed by Jan 1945
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