bulge
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
bulge (plural bulges)
- Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
- a bulge in a wall
- a bulge in my pocket where I kept my wallet
- The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
- (nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
- (colloquial) The outline of male genitals visible through clothing.
- (figurative) A sudden rise in value or quantity.
- 1930, Stanford University, Wheat Studies of the Food Research Institute (volume 7, page 204)
- A second bulge in prices occurred during September 30 — October 9. The rise of prices up to October 3 was in part apparently a technical adjustment of the markets, a reaction to the preceding decline.
- 1930, Stanford University, Wheat Studies of the Food Research Institute (volume 7, page 204)
- French: bombement, bosse, protubérance
- German: Ausbuchtung, Beule, Delle, Wölbung
- Italian: sporgenza, protuberanza, rigonfiamento
- Portuguese: protuberância, saliência, bojo
- Russian: вы́ступ
- Spanish: bulto, abultamiento, protuberancia
bulge (bulges, present participle bulging; past and past participle bulged)
- (intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).
- The submarine bulged because of the enormous air pressure inside.
- He stood six feet tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black T-shirt.
- (intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
- 1739, William Broome, “The Battle of the Gods and Titans” in Poems on Several Occasions, London: Henry Lintot, p. 253,
- Fatal to Man! at once all Ocean roars,
- And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.
- 1739, William Broome, “The Battle of the Gods and Titans” in Poems on Several Occasions, London: Henry Lintot, p. 253,
- French: bomber, déformer
- German: hervorstechen, hervortreten
- Italian: sporgere
- Portuguese: protuberar
- Russian: выдава́ться
- Spanish: abultar
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