Bulging
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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.
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verb (used with object)
6.
to make protuberant; cause to swell.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English: bag, hump < Old French < Latin bulga bag < Celtic; compare Irish bolg bag
1200–50; Middle English: bag, hump < Old French < Latin bulga bag < Celtic; compare Irish bolg bag
Related forms
bulg·ing·ly, adverb
out·bulge, verb, out·bulged, out·bulg·ing.
Synonyms
4. protrude, project, stick out.
4. protrude, project, stick out.
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bulge (bʌldʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a swelling or an outward curve |
| 2. | a sudden increase in number or volume, esp of population |
| 3. | (Brit) another name for baby boom |
| 4. | (Brit) the projecting part of an army's front line; salient |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to swell outwards |
| [C13: from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga bag, probably of Gaulish origin] | |
| 'bulging | |
| —adj | |
| 'bulgingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'bulgy | |
| —adj | |
| 'bulginess | |
| —n | |
| bulge (bʌldʒ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a swelling or an outward curve |
| 2. | a sudden increase in number or volume, esp of population |
| 3. | (Brit) another name for baby boom |
| 4. | (Brit) the projecting part of an army's front line; salient |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to swell outwards |
| [C13: from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga bag, probably of Gaulish origin] | |
| 'bulging | |
| —adj | |
| 'bulgingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'bulgy | |
| —adj | |
| 'bulginess | |
| —n | |
| Bulge (bʌldʒ) | |
| —n | |
| 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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Example sentences
The northern flank of the mountain was bulging outward at a rate of more than one meter per day as magma built up inside.
If your cymbidium orchids are bulging out of their containers or the bark has decomposed, it's time to repot them.
And then there were the large, bulging eyes, springing from each side of the animal's head.
Bulging suitcases might weigh more than the official limit or be too large, leading to fines and excess charges.
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