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| bulge [ bulj ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle bulged, present participle bulg·ing, 3rd person present singular bulg·es) |
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1. swell: to expand or swell
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2. be overfilled: to contain so much that the sides expand outward
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informal
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  The shoppers carried bags bulging with groceries.
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noun (plural bulg·es) |
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1. part that expands outward: an area or part that curves or has expanded outward
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2. increase: a sudden temporary increase
a bulge in the population figures
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| [12th century. Via Old French boulge "leather sack, bag" < Latin bulga< Gaulish] |
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| bulg·ing adjective |
| bulg·y adjective |
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