单词 | bulge |
释义 | bulge[ buhlj ] / bʌldʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bulge ON THESAURUS.COM nouna rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall. any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits. a rising in small waves on the surface of a body of water, caused by the action of a fish or fishes in pursuit of food underwater. verb (used without object), bulged, bulg·ing.to swell or bend outward; be protuberant. to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies. verb (used with object), bulged, bulg·ing.to make protuberant; cause to swell. Origin of bulge1200–50; Middle English: bag, hump <Old French <Latin bulga bag <Celtic; compare Irish bolg bag SYNONYMS FOR bulge4 protrude, project, stick out. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bulge ON THESAURUS.COM pronunciation note for bulgeSee bulk1. OTHER WORDS FROM bulgebulg·ing·ly, adverboutbulge, verb, out·bulged, out·bulg·ing.Words nearby bulgeBulgakov, Bulganin, Bulgar, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, bulge, Bulge, Battle of the, bulger, bulgur, bulgy, -bulia Definition for bulge (2 of 2)Bulge [ buhlj ] / bʌldʒ / nounBattle of the, the final major German counteroffensive in World War II, begun December 16, 1944, and thrusting deep into Allied territory in N and E Belgium: repulsed January 1945. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bulgeBritish Dictionary definitions for bulge (1 of 2)bulge / (bʌldʒ) / nouna swelling or an outward curve a sudden increase in number or volume, esp of population British another name for baby boom British the projecting part of an army's front line; salient verbto swell outwards Derived forms of bulgebulging, adjectivebulgingly, adverbbulgy, adjectivebulginess, nounWord Origin for bulgeC13: from Old French bouge, from Latin bulga bag, probably of Gaulish origin British Dictionary definitions for bulge (2 of 2)Bulge / (bʌldʒ) / nounBattle of the Bulge (in World War II) the final major German counteroffensive in 1944 when the Allied forces were pushed back into NE Belgium; the Germans were repulsed by Jan 1945 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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