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bulge

  (bŭlj) pronunciation
n.
  1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling.
  2. Nautical. A bilge.
  3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity: The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.
  4. An advantage.

v., bulged, bulg·ing, bulg·es.

v.tr.

To cause to curve outward.

v.intr.
  1. To curve outward.
  2. To swell up.
  3. To stick out; protrude.
  4. To be filled or overfilled: pockets bulging with coins.

[Middle English, pouch, from Old French bulge, bouge, from Latin bulga, bag, of Celtic origin.]

bulginess bulg'i·ness n.
bulgy bulg'y adj.

SYNONYMS  bulge, balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude. These verbs mean to curve, spread, or extend outward past the normal or usual limit: a wallet bulging with money; expenses ballooning; a sail bellying in the wind; a pipe jutting from his mouth; overhanging eaves; projecting teeth; a head protruding from the window.


 
 

A slang term used to describe a rapid advance in prices within the commodities market.

Investopedia Says:
A bulge is similar to a rally on equity exchanges.


 

Quick, temporary price rise that applies to an entire commodities or stock market, or to an individual commodity or stock.

 
Thesaurus: bulge

noun

  1. A part that protrudes or extends outward: jut, knob, knot, overhang, projection, protrusion, protuberance. See convex/concave.
  2. A dominating position, as in a conflict: advantage, better, draw, drop, edge, superiority, upper hand, vantage. Informal inside track, jump. See over/under.

verb

    To curve outward past the normal or usual limit: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, jut, overhang, pouch, project, protrude, protuberate, stand out, stick out. See convex/concave.

 
Antonyms: bulge

n

Definition: swollen object
Antonyms: depression

v

Definition: project outward
Antonyms: cave in, depress


 

n. a piece of land that projects outward from an otherwise regular line: the advance created an eastward-facing bulge in the line.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A rounded part that curves outwardly.

pronunciation Too many apples in the sack made it bulge.

 
Translations: Translations for: Bulge

Dansk (Danish)
n. - bule, udbulning
v. tr. - få til at bule ud
v. intr. - bule ud, hovne op, være fuld af, bugne af

Nederlands (Dutch)
opzwellen, bollen, uitstulpen, uitpuilen, bult, bobbel, uitstulping, ronding, zwelling

Français (French)
n. - bombement, gonflement, renflement, panse, ventre, soufflure (d'un pneu), hernie, (GB, Mil) saillant, augmentation temporaire (de chiffres), hausse (prix, profit, vente), poussée (du taux des naissances)
v. tr. - saillir, gonfler, sortir de (son orbite), bourrer/remplir (une surface)
v. intr. - saillir, se gonfler, bomber, être bosselé (le plâtre), être gonflé de (une joue, une poche)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ausstülpung, Rundung, Bauchung, (mar.) Schiffsboden, (tech.) Wulst, Vorteil, Anwachsen
v. - sich ausstülpen, vorstehen, anschwellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξογκώνω/-ομαι, φουσκώνω, παραγεμίζω, προεξέχω
n. - εξόγκωμα, πρήξιμο, φούσκωμα

Italiano (Italian)
sporgere, gonfiarsi, bernoccolo, sporgenza

Português (Portuguese)
v. - inchar, fazer bojo
n. - protuberância (f), saliência (f), bojo (m)

Русский (Russian)
выпячиваться, выступать, выпуклость

Español (Spanish)
n. - bulto, chichón, protuberancia, curva, bombeo, curvatura
v. tr. - resaltar
v. intr. - hincharse, inflarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bukta ut, puta ut
n. - bula, buckla, ökning, undervattenskydd

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
胀, 膨胀, 使膨胀, 使凸起, 凸起, 装满

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 脹, 膨脹
v. tr. - 使膨脹, 使凸起
v. intr. - 膨脹, 凸起, 裝滿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불룩한 부분, 벌지, 일시적 증가
v. tr. - ~을 불룩하게 하다, ~을 파손하다
v. intr. - 불룩해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 膨らみ, 膨張, 出っ張り
v. - ふくらむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) انتفخ أو نتأ أو برز (الاسم) انتفاخ أو نتوء أو بروز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בליטה, גידול ארעי, ראש-גשר בקו החזית‬
v. tr. - ‮התפרץ, התנפח, בלט‬
v. intr. - ‮התנפח, בלט, צבה, התפרץ‬


 
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