Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Popular Searches
on Ask.com
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
bulge - 7 dictionary results

bulge

  [buhlj] noun, verb, bulged, bulg⋅ing.
Use bulge in a Sentence
–noun
1. a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall.
2. any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits.
3. 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.
–verb (used without object)
4. to swell or bend outward; be protuberant.
5. to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies.
–verb (used with object)
6. to make protuberant; cause to swell.
Origin:
1200–50; ME: bag, hump < OF < L bulga bag < Celt; cf. Ir bolg bag

Related forms:
bulg⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
4. protrude, project, stick out.

Pronunciation note:
See bulk 1 .

Bulge

  [buhlj]
–noun
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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To bulge
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.
Cite This Source

Bulge

Bulge\, n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS. belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. b[=o]lginn swollen, OHG. belgan to swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b?h to be large, strong; the root meaning to swell. Cf. Bilge, Belly, Billow, Bouge, n.]

1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.

3. (Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See Bilge, 2.

Bulge ways. (Naut.) See Bilge ways.

Bulge

Bulge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bulged; p. pr. & vb. n. Bulging.]

1. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges.

2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.

And scattered navies bulge on distant shores. --Broome.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Language Translation for : bulge
Spanish: protuberancia,
German: die Rundung, die Anschwellung,
Japanese: ふくらみ
More Translations »

bulge  (n.)
c.1230, from O.Fr. bouge "leather bag" (see budget). Sense of "swelling" is first recorded 1623. The verb is first recorded 1677. Bilge (q.v.) may be a nautical variant.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source

Bulge

A slang term used to describe a rapid advance in prices within the commodities market.

Investopedia Commentary

A bulge is similar to a rally on equity exchanges.

See also: At The Market, Bear, Break, Bull, Buoyant, Congestion, Rally

Investopedia.com. Copyright © 1999-2005 - All rights reserved. Owned and Operated by Investopedia Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see bulge on Thesaurus | Reference