bulge
a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall.
any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits.
a rising in small waves on the surface of a body of water, caused by the action of a fish or fishes in pursuit of food underwater.
to swell or bend outward; be protuberant.
to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies.
to make protuberant; cause to swell.
Origin of bulge
1pronunciation note For bulge
Other words for bulge
4 | protrude, project, stick out |
Other words from bulge
- bulg·ing·ly, adverb
- outbulge, verb, out·bulged, out·bulg·ing.
Other definitions for Bulge (2 of 2)
Battle of the, the final major German counteroffensive in World War II, begun December 16, 1944, and thrusting deep into Allied territory in N and E Belgium: repulsed January 1945.
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How to use bulge in a sentence
The emphasis is on fresh faces and tensed bodies and muscles, rather than come-to-bed eyes, pouting, and bulges down below.
Prince Fielder’s Demi Moore Moment: World Loses It Over Athlete Without Six-Pack | Tim Teeman | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe extent to which this is successful can be inferred from the degree to which the abdominal wall bulges forward.
Voice Production in Singing and Speaking | Wesley MillsThe Elizabethan gallant who was "strutty" threw out a swelling chest, hence, that which bulges is strutty.
The Code of the Mountains | Charles Neville BuckAbout midway, this stem bulges out in a circular swelling, which gives it its distinctive name.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginDear me, what a very badly fitting coat—see how it bulges over his chest!
While making the bend, should small bulges appear, they may be hammered back into shape before proceeding with the work.
Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting | Harold P. Manly
British Dictionary definitions for bulge (1 of 2)
/ (bʌldʒ) /
a swelling or an outward curve
a sudden increase in number or volume, esp of population
British another name for baby boom
British the projecting part of an army's front line; salient
to swell outwards
Origin of bulge
1Derived forms of bulge
- bulging, adjective
- bulgingly, adverb
- bulgy, adjective
- bulginess, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Bulge (2 of 2)
/ (bʌldʒ) /
Battle of the Bulge (in World War II) the final major German counteroffensive in 1944 when the Allied forces were pushed back into NE Belgium; the Germans were repulsed by Jan 1945
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