bulge
To stick out from a surface without breaking itTo stick out from a surface without breaking it.
» They both walked out of their offices, carrying bulging briefcases.
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3 senses(intransitive)To stick out from a surface without breaking it.
He stood six feet tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black T-shirt.
hervorstechen, hervortreten
выдава́тьсяvydavátʹsja, выпя́чиватьсяvypjáčivatʹsja, оттопы́риватьсяottopýrivatʹsja
(intransitive)(of a container, etc.) To have the surface stretched by something pushing out; to swell; to belly.
The submarine bulged because of the enormous air pressure inside.
(intransitive)To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
- cause to bulge or swell outwards
- swell or protrude outwards
- bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
- bulge outward
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.
She saw the bulge in his jeans.
deSie sah die Ausbeulung an seiner Hose. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
bulges, bulging, bulged, bulgedSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle