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Added 9 October 2026

bulge

/ˈbʌldʒ/ noun

In Latin: protuberantia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bulge at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.
the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge

verb

Swell or protrude outwards.
His stomach bulged after the huge meal
Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge.
Bulge outward.
His eyes popped

Origin

From Middle English bulge (“leather bag; hump”), from Old Northern French boulge (“leather bag”), from Late Latin bulga (“leather sack”), from Gaulish *bulga, *bulgos, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos (“sack, bag, stomach”). Cognate with bilge, belly, bellows, budget, French bouge, German Balg, etc. Doublet of budge, and from the same root as belly and bellows. See also budget.

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