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bulge definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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