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bulge

/bəldʒ/

Synonyms of bulge Antonyms of bulge Examples of bulge Usage of bulge Parts of bulge Definition that contains bulge Words sounding like bulge Explanation of bulge

verb
swell or protrude outwards
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"His stomach bulged after the huge meal"

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pouch protrude

type of:
deform change shape change form
verb
bulge outward
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bug out bulge out come out pop pop out protrude start

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change form change shape deform
verb
cause to bulge or swell outwards
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bulk

type of:
swell
verb
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
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bag

type of:
stick out jut jut out project protrude
noun
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
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"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"

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bump excrescence extrusion gibbosity gibbousness hump jut prominence protrusion protuberance swelling

type of:
projection

Examples of bulge

"His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"