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bulge

[buhlj] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, bulged, bulg·ing.

–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 bulk¹.

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Bulge

[buhlj] Pronunciation Key

–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.

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bulge (bŭlj) Pronunciation Key
n.

A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling.
Nautical A bilge.
A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity: The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.
An advantage.

v.   bulged, bulg·ing, bulg·es

v.   tr.
To cause to curve outward.

v.   intr.

To curve outward.
To swell up.
To stick out; protrude.
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.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

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bulge
noun
1.	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
verb
1.	swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
2.	bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
3.	bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start]
4.	cause to bulge or swell outwards

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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

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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.

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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.

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