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bulge
- pronunciation:
- buhlj
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
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noun |
| definition: |
a rounded or swollen protrusion caused by pressure from below or within.
All those gifts are making a bulge in your travel bag.He will have surgery to repair a bulge in an artery of his leg.- synonyms:
- protrusion, protuberance
- similar words:
- bump, enlargement, projection, prominence, salient, swelling
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| related words: |
bias, boss, buckle, bunch, lump, node, pouch |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bulged, bulges, bulging |
| definition 1: |
to protrude or extend outward.
His stomach is beginning to bulge.- synonyms:
- bag, distend, protrude, swell
- similar words:
- bloat, butt, enlarge, expand, jut out, pouch, puff up, spread, start, stick out
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| definition 2: |
to be filled to the limit.
His wallet was bulging with cash after the poker game.The boy's pockets were bulging with rocks he'd collected.- similar words:
- brim, burst
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| related words: |
belly, buckle, project, spring |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to make rounded.
- synonyms:
- bag, bloat
- similar words:
- distend, enlarge, expand, inflate, puff up
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| related words: |
swell |
| derivations: |
bulgy (adj.), bulgingly (adv.), bulginess (n.) |
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