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bulged

bulge
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buhlj]
    • /bʌldʒ/
    • /bʌldʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhlj]
    • /bʌldʒ/

Definitions of bulged word

  • noun bulged a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall. 1
  • noun bulged any sudden increase, as of numbers, sales, or prices: the bulge in profits. 1
  • noun bulged 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. 1
  • verb without object bulged to swell or bend outward; be protuberant. 1
  • verb without object bulged to be filled to capacity: The box bulged with cookies. 1
  • verb with object bulged to make protuberant; cause to swell. 1
See all 7 definitions of bulged

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Origin of bulged

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English: bag, hump < Old French < Latin bulga bag < Celtic; compare Irish bolg bag

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Parts of speech for Bulged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bulged

bulged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for bulged

adj bulged

  • biconvex — (of a lens) having convex faces on both sides; convexo-convex
  • bulgy — having a bulge or bulges
  • convex — Convex is used to describe something that curves outwards in the middle.
  • gibbous — Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.

verb bulged

  • beetled — Projecting over.
  • goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
  • inflected — to modulate (the voice).

noun bulged

  • jutted — to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
  • knapped — Simple past tense and past participle of knap.
  • lumped — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
  • outcropped — Simple past tense and past participle of outcrop.
All 11 Synonyms of bulged

Antonyms for bulged

noun bulged

  • dented — having a surface containing a hollow or dip
  • hollowed — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
All 2 Antonyms of bulged

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