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See more synonyms for bulge on Thesaurus.com 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. Show More
verb (used without object), bulged, bulg·ing. to swell or bend outward; be protuberant. to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies. Show More
verb (used with object), bulged, bulg·ing. to make protuberant; cause to swell. Show More
Origin of bulge 1200–50; Middle English: bag, hump < Old French < Latin bulga bag < Celtic; compare Irish bolg bag
Related forms bulg·ing·ly , adverb out·bulge , verb, out·bulged, out·bulg·ing. 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. Show More
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blob Examples from the Web for bulge Contemporary Examples of bulge Targeting pods can bulge out a bit, and leak out unwanted signals.
A nation that not 20 years ago was struggling with malnutrition, Brazil is now waging an all-too-familiar battle of the bulge .
I saw you offered advice to Jon Hamm about how to handle the fascination over his bulge ?
Lately, the name Jon Hamm and the word “bulge ” have become synonymous.
He has searched Belgium for Americans shot down in the Battle of the Bulge .
Historical Examples of bulge They ran until the bulge of the inner globe all but hid the plane from them.
Positives do not swell or bulge as they discharge, but shed the active material.
"You've got the bulge on me this time, guv'nor," he admitted ruefully.
Peters bulge d at any point, that bulge must be caused by a pistol.
The bulge is now a heap and ruin of burnt and tumbled mud and chalk.
British Dictionary definitions for bulge 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 Show More
Derived Forms bulging , adjective bulgingly , adverb bulgy , adjective bulginess , noun Word Origin for bulge C13: from Old French bouge , from Latin bulga bag, probably of Gaulish origin
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 Show More
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Word Origin and History for bulge n. c.1200, "wallet, leather bag," from Old French bouge , boulge "wallet, pouch, leather bag," or directly from Latin bulga "leather sack" (see budget (n.)). Sense of "a swelling" is first recorded 1620s. Bilge (q.v.) might be a nautical variant.
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v. "to protrude, swell out," 1670s, from bulge (n.). Related: Bulged ; bulging .
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