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bulge

  [buhlj] noun, verb, bulged, bulg⋅ing.
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–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 .
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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.
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