bulge

/bˈʌldʒ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
   “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”

verb

1. swell or protrude outwards
   “His stomach bulged after the huge meal”
2. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
3. bulge outward
   “His eyes popped”
4. cause to bulge or swell outwards

Synonyms for bulge

• bump
• hump
• swelling
• gibbosity
• gibbousness
• jut
• prominence
• protuberance
• protrusion
• extrusion
• excrescence
• pouch
• protrude
• bag
• start
• pop
• pop out
• bulge out
• bug out
• come out
• bulk

Words that rhyme with bulge

• indulge
• divulge