| Front | bulge |
|---|---|
| Back | verb, noun BrE /bʌldʒ/NAmE /bʌldʒ/ verb 1 [intransitive] ~ (with sth) (usually used in the progressive tenses) to be completely full (of sth)Her pockets were bulging with presents. a bulging briefcase 2 [intransitive] to stick out from sth in a round shapeHis eyes bulged. South of Benghazi the coastline bulges out then in. see be bursting/bulging at the seams at seam noun 1 a lump that sticks out from sth in a round shapethe bulge of a gun in his pocket 2 (informal) fat on the body that sticks out in a round shapeThat skirt's too tight. It shows all your bulges. 3 a sudden temporary increase in the amount of sth After the war there was a bulge in the birth rate. |
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