bulge
phonetic symbol: / bʌ́ldʒ /
bulge - English Dictionary
[ noun ]
■ something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
e.g.)
・the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
→
bump
,
excrescence
,
extrusion
,
gibbosity
,
gibbousness
,
hump
,
jut
,
prominence
,
protrusion
,
protuberance
,
swelling
[ verb ]
■ cause to bulge or swell outwards
→
bulk
[ verb ]
■ swell or protrude outwards
e.g.)
・His stomach bulged after the huge meal
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pouch
,
protrude
[ verb ]
■ bulge outward
→
bug out
,
bulge out
,
come out
,
pop
,
pop out
,
protrude
,
start
[ verb ]
■ bulge out
■ form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
→
bag
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