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bui lt-u p ADJ [usu ADJ n] A built-up area is an area such as a town or city which has a lot of buildings in it. □  A speed limit of 30 mph was introduced in built-up areas.

bulb /bʌ lb/ (bulbs )

1 N‑COUNT A bulb is the glass part of an electric lamp, which gives out light when electricity passes through it. □  The stairwell was lit by a single bulb.

2 N‑COUNT A bulb is a root shaped like an onion that grows into a flower or plant. □  …tulip bulbs.

bulb|ous /bʌ lbəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Something that is bulbous is round and fat in a rather ugly way. □  …his bulbous purple nose.

Bul|gar|ian /bʌlgeə riən/ (Bulgarians )

1 ADJ Bulgarian means belonging or relating to Bulgaria, or to its people, language, or culture.

2 N‑COUNT A Bulgarian is a person who comes from Bulgaria.

3 N‑UNCOUNT Bulgarian is the main language spoken by people who live in Bulgaria.

bulge /bʌ ldʒ/ (bulges , bulging , bulged )

1 VERB If something such as a person's stomach bulges , it sticks out. □ [V ] Jiro waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended. □ [V adv/prep] He bulges out of his black T-shirt. □ [V -ing] He is 6ft 3ins with bulging muscles.

2 VERB If someone's eyes or veins are bulging , they seem to stick out a lot, often because the person is making a strong physical effort or is experiencing a strong emotion. □ [V ] He shouted at his brother, his neck veins bulging. □ [V -ing] …bulging eyes.

3 VERB [oft cont] If you say that something is bulging with things, you are emphasizing that it is full of them. [EMPHASIS ] □ [V + with ] They returned home with the car bulging with boxes. □ [V -ing] …a bulging briefcase. [Also V ]

4 N‑COUNT Bulges are lumps that stick out from a surface which is otherwise flat or smooth. □  Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go?

5 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If there is a bulge in something, there is a sudden large increase in it. □ [+ in ] …a bulge in aircraft sales. [Also + of ]

bu|limia /buːl I miə/ N‑UNCOUNT Bulimia or bulimia nervosa is an illness in which a person has a very great fear of becoming fat, and so they make themselves vomit after eating.

bu|limic /buːl I m I k/ (bulimics ) ADJ If someone is bulimic , they are suffering from bulimia. □  …bulimic patients. □  I was anorexic and bulimic. ● N‑COUNT A bulimic is someone who is bulimic. □  …a former bulimic.

bulk /bʌ lk/

1 N‑SING You can refer to something's bulk when you want to emphasize that it is very large. [WRITTEN , EMPHASIS ] □ [+ of ] …the shadowy bulk of an ancient barn.

2 N‑SING [usu poss N ] You can refer to a large person's body or to their weight or size as their bulk . □  Bannol lowered his bulk carefully into the chair. □  Despite his bulk, he moved lightly on his feet.

3 QUANT The bulk of something is most of it. □ [+ of ] The bulk of the text is essentially a review of these original documents. □ [+ of ] The vast bulk of imports and exports are carried by sea. ● PRON Bulk is also a pronoun. □  They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent.

4 N‑UNCOUNT [in N , N n] If you buy or sell something in bulk , you buy or sell it in large quantities. □  Buying in bulk is more economical than shopping for small quantities. □  …bulk purchasing.

▸  bulk up or bulk out PHRASAL VERB If someone or something bulks up or bulks out , they become bigger or heavier. □ [V P n] Use extra vegetables to bulk up the omelette. □ [V P ] Holyfield had bulked up to 210 pounds using weights. [Also V n P ]

bulk|head /bʌ lkhed/ (bulkheads ) N‑COUNT A bulkhead is a wall which divides the inside of a ship or aeroplane into separate sections. [TECHNICAL ]