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 | |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |