Main Entry:

²bulge

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part, from Anglo-French bouge bag — more at budget

Date:

1622

1 a: bilge 1 b: bilge 22: a protuberant or swollen part or place3: advantage, upper hand4: sudden expansion

synonyms see projection

— bulgy \ˈbəl-jē also ˈbu̇l-\ adjective