单词 | bulge |
释义 | bulge —bulgingly, adv. /bulj/, n. , v. , bulged, bulging. n. 1. a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall. 2. any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits. 3. 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. v.i. 4. to swell or bend outward; be protuberant. 5. to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies. v.t. 6. to make protuberant; cause to swell. [1200-50; ME: bag, hump < OF < L bulga bag < Celt; cf. Ir bolg bag] Syn. 4. protrude, project, stick out. Pronunciation. See bulk1. |
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