bulge meaning

bulge as a verb

1. swell or protrude outwards
   • His stomach bulged after the huge meal

   Synonyms: pouch, protrude

   Type of: change shape

   Kinds: bulk

2. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

   Synonyms: bag

   Type of: stick out

   Kinds: protuberate

3. bulge outward
   • His eyes popped

   Synonyms: start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge out, bug out, come out

   Type of: change shape

4. cause to bulge or swell outwards

   Synonyms: bulk

   Type of: swell

bulge as a 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, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence

   Type of: projection

   Kinds: frontal eminence, occipital protuberance, belly, caput, mogul, nub, snag, wart

   Related forms: bulgy

How to pronounce bulge

bulge is pronounced /bʌldʒ/ in British English and /bʌldʒ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with bulge

• indulge
• divulge