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 2
2 : a protuberant or swollen part or place
3 : advantage, upper hand
4 : sudden expansion

synonyms see projection

— bulgy \ˈbəl-jē also ˈbu̇l-\ adjective