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.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Speaker: Wodencafe Recorder: Wodencafe, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» They both walked out of their offices, carrying bulging briefcases.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRTranslations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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. — ChickenKiev
ruЕё карманы топорщились от орехов. — megaton
deIhre Taschen waren von Walnüssen ausgebeult. — Hans_Adler
Let the girls notice that bulge.
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.
More meanings 3
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
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.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: bulgesSynonyms
24 synonyms- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings:bumphumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprominenceprotuberance
Word family
13 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.