[bʌldʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface
(e.g: the telltale bulge of a concealed weapon)

- an unusual temporary increase in number or size
(e.g: a bulge in the birth rate)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French boulge, from Latin bulga (see budget). The original meaning was ‘wallet or bag’, later ‘a ship's bilge’ (early 17th century); other senses presumably derived from association with the shape of a full bag

[bʌldʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- swell or protrude to an incongruous extent
(e.g: the veins in his neck bulged)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French boulge, from Latin bulga (see budget). The original meaning was ‘wallet or bag’, later ‘a ship's bilge’ (early 17th century); other senses presumably derived from association with the shape of a full bag