bulged

Variant of bulge

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

Origin: ME < OFr bouge: see budge

intransitive verb, transitive verb bulged, bulging

to swell or bend outward; protrude or project
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