bulge
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verb \ˈbəlj also ˈbu̇lj\ bulged bulg·ing
Definition of BULGE
transitive verb
: to cause to bulge
intransitive verb
1
archaic : bilge
2
3
: to be filled to overflowing <a notebook bulging with ideas>
See Examples of BULGE
- His face turned white and his eyes bulged.
- middle-aged people bulging at the waist
- Their bags bulged with books and papers.
- The squirrel's cheeks were bulging with nuts.
- a notebook bulging with ideas
Origin of BULGE
Middle English bolgen
First Known Use: 15th century
2bulge
nounDefinition of BULGE
2
: a protuberant or swollen part or place
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4
: sudden expansion
— bulgy \ˈbəl-jē also ˈbu̇l-\ adjective
Examples of BULGE
- “What's in there?” he asked, pointing to the large bulge in my purse.
- I'm exercising to get rid of this bulge around my middle.
Origin of BULGE
Middle English boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part, from Anglo-French bouge bag — more at budget
First Known Use: 1622
Related to BULGE
- Synonyms
- bunch, convexity, jut, overhang, projection, protrusion, protuberance, swell
- Antonyms
- cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recess
See Synonym Discussion at projection
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