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", "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
The protuberance of the bed cover indicated that the book was lying under it. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) cause to bulge or swell outwards
synonyms : bulk
Her pockets were bulging with chocolates. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) swell or protrude outwards
"His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
synonyms : pouch , protrude
Being six months pregnant, Mona’s belly had begun to protrude quite a bit. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) bulge outward
"His eyes popped"
synonyms : bug out , bulge out , come out , pop , pop out , protrude , start
She tripped over the rock that protruded out of the ground, and sprained her ankle. -added by naila_inlas
She tripped over the rock that protruded from the ground, and sprained her ankle. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
synonyms : bag
His muscles were bulging out. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for bulge

(Tag: english) bulge: it looks like ' bag ', a full bag, which is swelling.
added by davidzws Edit Mnemonic

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