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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.

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

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bulging - curving or bulging outward
protrusive - thrusting outward
2.bulging - curving outward
protrusive - thrusting outward
Translations
bulging [ˈbʌldʒɪŋ] ADJ [pocket] → muy lleno; [suitcase] → que está para reventar; [eyes] → saltón
bulging
adj stomachprall, vorstehend; pockets, suitcaseprall gefüllt, gestopft voll (inf); bulging musclesMuskelpakete pl; bulging eyesGlotzaugen pl
bulging [ˈbʌldʒɪŋ] adj (see vi) → sporgente, gonfio/a
to be bulging with → essere pieno/a or zeppo/a di
bulging [ˈbʌldʒɪŋ] adj (see vi) → sporgente, gonfio/a
to be bulging with → essere pieno/a or zeppo/a di


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At length we stopped before a very old house bulging out over the road; a house with long low lattice-windows bulging out still farther, and beams with carved heads on the ends bulging out too, so that I fancied the whole house was leaning forward, trying to see who was passing on the narrow pavement below.
His bulging hawk eyes were frozen, and his open mouth under his clipped moustache was full of snow.
Months afterward Jim Burden arrived at my apartment one stormy winter afternoon, with a bulging legal portfolio sheltered under his fur overcoat.
 
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