Bulge meaning

What does “bulge” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bulge” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.

bulge

noun

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”
Synonymsbump hump swelling gibbosity gibbousness jut prominence protuberance

verb

swell or protrude outwards
“His stomach bulged after the huge meal”
Synonymspouch protrude
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
Synonymsbag
bulge outward
“His eyes popped”
Synonymsstart protrude pop pop out bulge out bug out come out
cause to bulge or swell outwards
Synonymsbulk

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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