Definition of "bulge" in İngilizce

noun

1. An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.

   • a bulge in a wall
   • There was a bulge in my pocket where I kept my wallet.

2. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.

3. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A rounded fleshy mass, such as on a camel or zebu.

4. (nautical) The bilge of a vessel.

5. (colloquial) The outline of the penis visible through clothing.

6. (figurative) A sudden rise in value or quantity.

verb

1. (intransitive) To stick out from a surface without breaking it.

   • He stood six feet tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black T-shirt.

2. (intransitive) (of a container, etc.) To have the surface stretched by something pushing out; to swell; to belly.

   • The submarine bulged because of the enormous air pressure inside.

3. (intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.