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bulge
noun
verb
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
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bʌldʒ
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noun
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
“The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
verb
Cause to bulge or swell outwards
verb
Swell or protrude outwards
“His stomach bulged after the huge meal”
verb
Bulge outward
“His eyes popped”
verb
Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
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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
His stomach bulged after the huge meal
His eyes popped
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