n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə lj also ' bu ̇ lj
Function: verb
Inflected Form: bulged ; bulg · ing
Etymology: Middle English bolgen
Date: 15th century
transitive verb : to cause to bulge
intransitive verb
1 archaic : BILGE
2 a : to jut out : SWELL b : to bend outward c : to become swollen or protuberant < bulging eyes>
3 : to be filled to overflowing <a notebook bulging with ideas>