bulge

bulge  (blj)

n.

1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling.

2. Nautical A bilge.

3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity: The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.

4. An advantage.

v. bulged, bulg·ing, bulg·es

v.tr.

To cause to curve outward.

v.intr.

1. To curve outward.

2. To swell up.

3. To stick out; protrude.

4. To be filled or overfilled: pockets bulging with coins.

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[Middle English, pouch, from Old French bulge, bouge, from Latin bulga, bag, of Celtic origin; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bulgi·ness n.

bulgy adj.

Synonyms: bulge, balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude
These verbs mean to curve, spread, or extend outward past the normal or usual limit: a wallet bulging with money; expenses ballooning; a sail bellying in the wind; a pipe jutting from his mouth; overhanging eaves; projecting teeth; a head protruding from the window.

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bulge

Noun

1. a swelling or an outward curve on a normally flat surface

2. a sudden increase in number, esp. of population

Verb

[bulging, bulged]

to swell outwards [Latin bulga bag]

bulging adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bulge - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence frontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit occipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula" mogul - a bump on a ski slope nub, nubble - a small lump or protuberance snag - a sharp protuberance wart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
Verb	1.	bulge - swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" pouch, protrude change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form bulk - stick out or up; "The parcel bulked in the sack"
	2.	bulge - bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge bag jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project - extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" protuberate - form a rounded prominence; "The starved child's belly protuberated"
	3.	bulge - bulge outward; "His eyes popped" pop, bug out, bulge out, pop out, protrude, come out, start change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
	4.	bulge - cause to bulge or swell outwards bulk swell - cause to become swollen; "The water swells the wood"

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bulge

verb 1. swell out, project, expand, swell, stand out, stick out, protrude, puff out, distend, bag

verb 2. stick out, stand out, protrude

noun 3. lump, swelling, bump, projection, hump, protuberance, protrusion << OPPOSITE hollow

noun 4. increase, rise, boost, surge, intensification

Translations

bulge [bʌldʒ] n → bombeo, pandeo;

(in birth rate, sales) → alza, aumento

vi → bombearse, pandearse; [pocket etc] → hacer bulto

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bulge [bʌldʒ] n → renflement m, gonflement m;

(in birth rate, sales) → brusque augmentation f

vi → faire saillie; présenter un renflement; [pocket, file];

to be bulging with → être plein(e) à craquer de

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bulge [bʌldʒ] n → Wölbung f;

(in birth rate, sales) → Zunahme f

vi (pocket) → prall gefüllt sein;

(cheeks) → voll sein;

(file) → (zum Bersten) voll sein;

to be bulging with → prall gefüllt sein mit

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bulge [bʌldʒ] n → rigonfiamento;

(in birth rate, sales) → punta

vi → essere protuberante or rigonfio/a;

to be bulging with → essere pieno/a or zeppo/a di

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bulge

n bulge [baldʒ]

a swelling the bulge of her hips. ronding نُتوء، انتِفاخ изпъкналост vypouklina, oblina bule die Rundung, die Anschwellung εξόγκωμα, φούσκωμα protuberancia (väljaulatuv) kumerus برآمدگی pullistuma renflement לִתְפוֹח उभार izbočina duzzanat bengkak, tonjolan rigonfiamento, protuberanza ふくらみ 불룩한 부분 iškilumas, išgaubtumas izliekums bonjol uitstulping bule, utbuing wybrzuszenie volume umflătură выпуклость vypuklina; oblina nabreklost ispupčenje utbuktning, rundning ส่วนที่นูน şiş(kinlik), çıkıntı 腫脹 випуклість گول ابھار ، سوجن chỗ phồng; chỗ sưng 肿胀

v

to swell out His muscles bulged. uitbult يَنْتَفِخُ، يَنْتُؤُ издувам се vyboulit se svulme hervortreten φουσκώνω, διογκώνω hincharse paisuma برآمده شدن pullistella gonfler לִבלוֹט הָחוּצָה उभरना, निकल आना izbočiti se kiduzzad menggembung, menonjol gonfiarsi ふくらむ 佯念完蠻測Ù iškilti, išsišauti izspiesties; izliekties membonjol opzwellen bule ut, ese, svulme wybrzuszać się avolumar-se a se umfla выпирать vyduť sa, vypučiť sa nabrekniti oteći svälla (puta) ut นูน şiş(ir)mek, şişkinlik/çıkıntı yapmak 膨脹 випинатися ابھرنا ، باہر کو نکلنا phồng lên; sưng lên 膨胀