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bulge (bulj)

noun

  1. an outward swelling; protuberance
  2. a projecting part, as a military salient
  3. ☆ Informal a sudden increase in size, value, etc.
  4. ☆ Informal advantage or margin of advantage

Etymology: ME < OFr bouge: see budge

intransitive verb, transitive verb bulged, bulging bulg′·ing

to swell or bend outward; protrude or project

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bulge Synonyms

bulge

n.

swelling, lump, protrusion, protuberance, hump, bump, convexity, intumescence, bulb, bunching, outgrowth, superfluity, tumefaction, nodule, sagging, tuberosity, nodulation, growth, dilation, prominence, salience, excess, bagginess, appendage, projection, excrescence, tumor, gibbosity, boss, distention, salient, egg, sac, knob, horn, ridge, flange, rib, wart, promontory, hummock; see also growth 3, point 2, projection 1. See syn. study at projection.


bulge

v.

puff out, distend, protrude; see project 1, swell.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

bulge Usage Examples

Object

  • outward: Make your abdominal muscles bulge outwards to " make your waist wide " .

Converse of object

  • surmount: Climb the steep wall on the left and surmount a bulge on doubtful blocks.

Adjective modifier

  • equatorial: While there are higher mountains, by virtue of the equatorial bulge, Chimborazo summit is the point on earth nearest the sun.

Noun used with modifier

  • bonnet: Distinctive bonnet bulges are necessary to cover the tall C-series engine.

Preposition: in

  • wall: An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.
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