bulge

One entry found for bulge.

Main Entry: ²bulge
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part, from Anglo-French bouge bag -- more at BUDGET
1 a : BILGE 1 b : BILGE 2
2 : a protuberant or swollen part or place
3 : ADVANTAGE, UPPER HAND
4 : sudden expansion
synonym see PROJECTION
- bulgy /'b&l-jE also 'bul-/ adjective