bulge meaning and definition

BULGE noun

Definition of bulge (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"
   • synonyms: bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling

BULGE verb

Definition of bulge (verb)

1. swell or protrude outwards
   • "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
   • synonyms: pouch, protrude
2. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
   • synonyms: bag
3. bulge outward
   • "His eyes popped"
   • synonyms: bug out, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, protrude, start
4. cause to bulge or swell outwards
   • synonyms: bulk