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bulge
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b?ld?/
- (US) IPA(key): /b?ld?/, /b?ld?/
Etymology
From Middle English bulge (“leather bag; hump”), from Old Northern French boulge (“leather bag”), from Late Latin bulga (“leather sack”), from Gaulish *bulga, *bulgos, from Proto-Celtic *bolgos (“sack, bag, stomach”). Cognate with bilge, belly, bellows, budget, French bouge, German Balg, etc. Doublet of budge. See also budget.
Noun
bulge (plural bulges)
- Something sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
- The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.
- (nautical) The bilge of a vessel.
- (colloquial) The outline of male genitals visible through clothing.
- (figuratively) A sudden rise in value or quantity.
- 1930, Stanford University, Wheat Studies of the Food Research Institute (volume 7, page 204)
- A second bulge in prices occurred during September 30 — October 9. The rise of prices up to October 3 was in part apparently a technical adjustment of the markets, a reaction to the preceding decline.
- 1930, Stanford University, Wheat Studies of the Food Research Institute (volume 7, page 204)
Derived terms
- cockbulge
- manbulge
Translations
See also
- bulge bracket
Verb
bulge (third-person singular simple present bulges, present participle bulging, simple past and past participle bulged)
- (intransitive) To stick out from (a surface).
- The submarine bulged because of the enormous air pressure inside.
- He stood six feet tall, with muscular arms bulging out of his black T-shirt.
- (intransitive) To bilge, as a ship; to founder.
- 1739, William Broome, “The Battle of the Gods and Titans” in Poems on Several Occasions, London: Henry Lintot, p. 253,[2]
- Fatal to Man! at once all Ocean roars,
- And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.
- 1739, William Broome, “The Battle of the Gods and Titans” in Poems on Several Occasions, London: Henry Lintot, p. 253,[2]
Derived terms
- abulge
Translations
References
Anagrams
- bugle
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bow
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English bowe, bo?e, from Old English boga, from Proto-West Germanic *bog?, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Cognate with West Frisian boge, Dutch boog, German Bogen, Danish bue, Norwegian boge, bue, Swedish båge.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: b?, IPA(key): /b??/
- (US) enPR: b?, IPA(key): /bo?/
- Rhymes: -??
- Homophone: beau
Noun
bow (plural bows)
- A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows.
- A curved bend in a rod or planar surface, or in a linear formation such as a river (see oxbow).
- A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.
- A stringed instrument (chordophone), consisting of a stick with a single taut cord stretched between the ends, most often played by plucking.
- A type of knot with two loops, used to tie together two cords such as shoelaces or apron strings, and frequently used as decoration, such as in gift-wrapping.
- Anything bent or curved, such as a rainbow.
- I do set my bow in the cloud.
- The U-shaped piece which goes around the neck of an ox and fastens it to the yoke.
- Either of the arms of a pair of spectacles, running from the side of the lens to behind the wearer's ear.
- Any instrument consisting of an elastic rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and arranging hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.
- (nautical) A crude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking the sun's altitude at sea.
- (saddlery) Two pieces of wood which form the arched forward part of a saddletree.
- The part of a key that is not inserted into the lock and that is used to turn the key.
- Coordinate term: blade
Synonyms
- (bow-shaped bend): arc, bend, curve
- (tool for playing stringed instruments): fiddlestick
- (a type of stringed instrument): musical bow
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
bow (third-person singular simple present bows, present participle bowing, simple past and past participle bowed)
- To play music on (a stringed) instrument using a bow.
- The musician bowed his violin expertly.
- (intransitive) To become bent or curved.
- The shelf bowed under the weight of the books.
- (transitive) To make something bend or curve.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, The History of the Conquest of Mexico
- The whole nation […] bowed their necks to the worst kind of tyranny.
- 1843, William H. Prescott, The History of the Conquest of Mexico
- (transitive, figuratively) To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Atheism
- Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.
- not to bow and bias their opinions
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Atheism
Derived terms
- bower
- diddley bower
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English bowen, buwen, bu?en, from Old English b?gan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan, from Proto-Germanic *beugan?, from Proto-Indo-European *b??g?- (“to bend”). Cognate with Dutch buigen, German biegen, Danish bue.
Pronunciation
- enPR: bou, IPA(key): /ba?/
- Rhymes: -a?
- Homophone: bough
Verb
bow (third-person singular simple present bows, present participle bowing, simple past and past participle bowed)
- (intransitive) To bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- The soldier now blew upon a green whistle, and at once a young girl, dressed in a pretty green silk gown, entered the room. She had lovely green hair and green eyes, and she bowed low before Dorothy as she said, "Follow me and I will show you your room."
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- (transitive and intransitive) To debut.
- 2010 (publication date), Kara Krekeler, "Rebuilding the opera house", West End Word, volume 39, number 26, December 22, 2010 – January 11, 2011, page 1:
- SCP recently announced that How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical will bow on the newly renovated stage next December.
- 2010 (publication date), Kara Krekeler, "Rebuilding the opera house", West End Word, volume 39, number 26, December 22, 2010 – January 11, 2011, page 1:
- (intransitive) To defer (to something).
- (transitive) To give a direction, indication, or command to by bowing.
Hypernyms
- (gesture): gesture; congee, congé, conge
Derived terms
Related terms
- buxom
Translations
Noun
bow (plural bows)
- A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence
- He made a polite bow as he entered the room.
Hypernyms
- (gesture): gesture; congee, congé, conge
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English bowe, bowgh, a borrowing from Middle Low German bôch and/or Middle Dutch boech, from Proto-Germanic *b?guz, from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh???us (“arm”). Cognate with Dutch boeg (“bow”), Danish bov (“bow”), Swedish bog (“bow”). Doublet of bough.
Pronunciation
- enPR: bou, IPA(key): /ba?/
- Rhymes: -a?
- Homophone: bough
Noun
bow (plural bows)
- (nautical) The front of a boat or ship.
- (rowing) The rower that sits in the seat closest to the bow of the boat.
Synonyms
- (of a ship): prow
Antonyms
- (of a ship): poop, stern
Derived terms
- bow rudder
- bow shock
- shot across the bow, shot across the bows
Usage notes
- Often used in the plural, the ship being considered to have starboard and port bows, meeting at the stern.
Translations
Etymology 4
Noun
bow (plural bows)
- (obsolete) Alternative spelling of bough
- Ariell:
- Where the Bee ?ucks, there ?uck I,
- In a Cowslips bell, I lie,
- There I cowch when Owles doe crie,
- On the Batts backe I doe flie
- ? after Sommer merrily.
- Merrily, merrily, ?hall I liue now
- Vnder the blo??om that hangs on the Bow.
See also
- coll'arco
- curtsy
- kowtow
- Wikipedia article on bows (weapons)
- Wikipedia article on bows used to play string instruments
- Wikipedia article on bows (the knots)
- Wikipedia article on musical bows
- Wikipedia article on bows, the gestures of respect
- Wikipedia article on the bows of ships
- Bow in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- WBO
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From Dutch bouwen (“to build”).
Verb
bow
- to build
- (figuratively, with tapu) to trust, to depend on
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo?f/
Noun
b?w f (plural bowa)
- woman
- wife
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