bulged; bulging; bulges
Definition of bulge
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to jut out : swell
b
: to become swollen or protuberant
… a pair of arresting pale blue eyes that tend to bulge maniacally …— Jeremy Egner
c
: to bend outward
prevent the brick wall from bulging
2
: to be filled to overflowing
a notebook that bulged with ideas
: to cause to bulge
bulge
noun
plural bulges
Definition of bulge (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a protuberant or swollen part or place
a bulge in the wall trying to get rid of the bulge around his middle
2
: sudden expansion
a population bulge
3
: advantage, upper hand
letting them get the bulge on you
4a
: bilge sense 1
the bulge of a barrel
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The first known use of bulge was in the 15th century
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