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bulge / bəlj/ • n. a rounded swelling or protuberance that distorts a flat surface. ∎ [in sing.] inf. a temporary unusual increase in number or size: a bulge in the birth rate. • v. [intr.] swell or protrude to an unnatural or incongruous extent: the veins in his neck bulged. ∎ be full of and distended with: a briefcase bulging with documents. ∎ DERIVATIVES: bulg·y adj. |
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"bulge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bulge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bulge.html "bulge." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-bulge.html |
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bulge, often used in the same sense as bilge. A ship which was bulged (or bilged) was one whose bottom had been holed. It was also an expression to indicate that additional width had been built into a ship below the waterline by the construction of outer compartments in order to provide greater stability or, in the case of warships, greater protection from attack by submarine.
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"bulge." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bulge." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-bulge.html "bulge." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-bulge.html |
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bulge †wallet, pouch XIII; bottom of a ship's hull XVII; (f. the vb.) protuberance XVIII. — (O)F. bouge — L. bulga leathern sack, bag, of Gaulish orig.; the second sense is of obscure orig. (cf. BILGE).
Hence bulge vb. stave in the bottom of a ship; also intr. XVI; protrude XVII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "bulge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "bulge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bulge.html T. F. HOAD. "bulge." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-bulge.html |
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bulge 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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"bulge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bulge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bulge.html "bulge." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-bulge.html |
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•bulge, divulge, indulge, promulge
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"bulge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bulge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bulge.html "bulge." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bulge.html |
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