bulge
noun
[ bʌldʒ ]
• a rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface.
• "the telltale bulge of a concealed weapon"
Similar:
swelling,
bump,
lump,
protuberance,
protrusion,
prominence,
projection,
eruption,
convexity,
intumescence,
• an unusual temporary increase in number or size.
• "a bulge in the birth rate"
Similar:
surge,
upsurge,
rise,
increase,
escalation,
jump,
leap,
boost,
intensification,
augmentation,
bulge
verb
• swell or protrude to an incongruous extent.
• "the veins in his neck bulged"
Similar:
swell,
swell out,
puff up/out,
stick out,
balloon,
balloon up/out,
fill out,
bag,
belly,
project,
protrude,
jut (out),
stand out,
be prominent,
expand,
inflate,
distend,
dilate,
enlarge,
bloat,
intumesce,
tumefy,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French boulge, from Latin bulga (see budget). The original meaning was ‘wallet or bag’, later ‘a ship's bilge’ (early 17th century); other senses presumably derived from association with the shape of a full bag.
