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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
bulge
bulge (bŭlj)n. 1. A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling. 2. Nautical. A bilge. 3. A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity: The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment. 4. An advantage.v. bulged, bulg·ing, bulg·esv. tr. To cause to curve outward.v. intr. 1. To curve outward. 2. To swell up. 3. To stick out; protrude. 4. To be filled or overfilled: pockets bulging with coins. [Middle English, pouch, from Old French bulge, bouge, from Latin bulga, bag, of Celtic origin. See bhelgh- in Indo-European Roots.] bulgʹi·ness n.bulgʹy adj. Synonyms: bulge, balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude These verbs mean to curve, spread, or extend outward past the normal or usual limit: a wallet bulging with money; expenses ballooning; a sail bellying in the wind; a pipe jutting from his mouth; overhanging eaves; projecting teeth; a head protruding from the window.
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