bulge
11bulge — [bulj] n. [ME < OFr bouge: see BUDGE2] 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 vi., vt …
12Bulge — A bulge is something which sticks out from a surface.Bulge may also refer to: *A localized discontinuity in an extended military line, for example, the Battle of the Bulge, a major World War II battle *A slang metonym for penis, referring to a… …
13bulge — 1. noun 1) a bulge in the tire Syn: swelling, bump, lump, protuberance, prominence, tumescence 2) informal a bulge in the population Syn: surge, upsurge, rise, increase, escalation …
14Bulge — Messier 81 Galaxie mit Spiralarmen außen und Bulge im Zentralbereich …
15bulge — bulge1 [bʌldʒ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: bouge, bulge bag, swelling, hump (13 19 centuries), from Old French bouge; BUDGET1] 1.) a curved mass on the surface of something, usually caused by something under or inside it ▪ The gun made a bulge… …
16bulge — I UK [bʌldʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms bulge : singular bulge plural bulges 1) a shape that curves outwards on the surface of something, often made by something under it or inside it She was only three months pregnant but already had a… …
17Bulge — A fast increase in a security s or commodity s trading price. Bulge is an informal word with a meaning similar to the term bubble. A bulge occurs when an investment instrument s price rises quickly, often accompanied by increased volume. The… …
18bulge — bulge1 [ bʌldʒ ] noun count 1. ) a shape that curves outward on the surface of something, often made by something under it or inside it: She was only three months pregnant but already had a slight bulge. 2. ) an increase in something, especially… …
19bulge — [13] Etymologically, bulge and budget are the same word, and indeed when English first acquired bulge it was as a noun, with, like budget, the sense ‘pouch’. It came from Old French bouge ‘leather bag’, a descendant of Latin bulga, which may have …
20Bulge — Bulge1 Sf Meereswelle per. Wortschatz arch. (13. Jh.), mhd. bulge, mndd. bulge Stammwort. Aus g. * bulgjōn f. Welle , auch in anord. bylgja; vermutlich zu g. * belg a Vst. schwellen in anord. bolginn geschwollen (außerhalb des Nordischen zu… …
