Meaning & Definition of Bulge in English
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Bulge
/bəlʤ/
noun
1. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- "The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"
- "The hump of a camel"
- "He stood on the rocky prominence"
- "The occipital protuberance was well developed"
- "The bony excrescence between its horns"
synonym:
- bulge,
- bump,
- hump,
- swelling,
- gibbosity,
- gibbousness,
- jut,
- prominence,
- protuberance,
- protrusion,
- extrusion,
- excrescence
verb
1. Swell or protrude outwards
- "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
synonym:
- bulge,
- pouch,
- protrude
2. Bulge out
- Form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
synonym:
- bulge,
- bag
3. Bulge outward
- "His eyes popped"
synonym:
- start,
- protrude,
- pop,
- pop out,
- bulge,
- bulge out,
- bug out,
- come out
4. Cause to bulge or swell outwards
synonym:
- bulge,
- bulk