bulge
bulge Lexical Profile
bulge Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A rounded swelling, protuberance, or outward curve that distorts a normally flat or even surface.
"The heavy textbooks created an awkward bulge in the side of his canvas backpack."
A sudden, temporary increase in the number, volume, or intensity of something.
"Local school districts are building new classrooms to accommodate the recent bulge in student enrollment."
• verb
To swell, curve outward, or protrude beyond the normal surface or boundary.
"The old wooden fence began to bulge outward under the weight of the snowdrift."
To be completely filled or packed to capacity with something.
"Her folder was bulging with research notes and newspaper clippings for the upcoming article."
• Rhymes for bulge
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'bulge' (meaning a leather bag or wallet), borrowed from Old French 'bouge', which comes from Latin 'bulga' ('leather knapsack'), a word of Gaulish (Celtic) origin.
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