bulge
An object which is sticking out from a surfaceAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
» They both walked out of their offices, carrying bulging briefcases.
Meaning
6 sensesAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
a bulge in a wall
There was a bulge in my pocket where I kept my wallet.
Ausbuchtung, Beule, Wölbung
буго́рbugór, вы́ступvýstup, вы́пуклостьvýpuklostʹ
The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.
The bilge of a vessel.
(colloquial)The outline of a (usually erect) penis visible through one's clothing.
(figuratively)A sudden rise in value or quantity.
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Examples
20 sentencesThey both walked out of their offices, carrying bulging briefcases.
Her pockets were bulging with walnuts.
Її кишені випиналися від набитих в них волоських горіхів.
ruЕё карманы топорщились от орехов.
deIhre Taschen waren von Walnüssen ausgebeult.
Let the girls notice that bulge.
She saw the bulge in his jeans.
deSie sah die Ausbeulung an seiner Hose.
He saw a bulge in his pocket.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bulge (“leather bag; hump”), from Old Northern French boulge (“leatherFrom Middle English bulge (“leather bag; hump”), from Old Northern French boulge (“leather bag”), from Late Latin bulga (“leather sack”), from Gaulish *bulga, *bulgos, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos (“sack, bag, stomach”). Cognate with bilge, belly, bellows, budget, French bouge, German Balg, etc. Doublet of budge, and from the same root as belly and bellows. See also budget.
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Forms
plural: bulgesSynonyms
28 synonyms- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings:bumphumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprominenceprotuberance