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[ UK /bˈʌld‍ʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈbəɫdʒ/ ]
VERB
  1. swell or protrude outwards
    His stomach bulged after the huge meal
  2. bulge outward
    His eyes popped
  3. cause to bulge or swell outwards
  4. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
NOUN
  1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
    the hump of a camel
    the bony excrescence between its horns
    the occipital protuberance was well developed
    the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
    he stood on the rocky prominence

How To Use bulge In A Sentence

  • The air in this bulge then slides over the unexpanded air over the sea resulting in a pressure difference at sea level between the landward and seaward sides of the coast.
  • A separable reinforced concrete numerical model and fluid-solid interconnection method were used to predict the development of surface bulge in LS-DYNA.
  • No bulging rib cages, no collar bones out to here, no sunken eyes or bizarre hipbone bulges.
  • During the 1960s, 70s and 80s there were high birth rates in the Muslim world, and this has given rise to a huge youth bulge.
  • Therefore, any food container that bulges or swells may contain gas produced by C. botulinum and should not be opened or tasted.
  • Richard was having a panic attack on Fifth Avenue, clutching a lamppost with arms that bulged like tin drums.
  • But he said it was unclear whether the bulge indicated a jagged break in the wing or a mirage caused by atmospheric distortion.
  • All day the eye of the sky bulges, lidless and forgiving until darkness comes to roost undisturbed in its lashes.
  • He looked well-built, with barrel chest, thin waist, and long, thin, muscular legs and pronounced knee bulges.
  • With the rise of private Masses, chapels began to bulge out from the laterals of the church and altars began to be recessed against the walls.
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