English noun: bulge | |||
1. | bulge (shape) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | projection | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belly, caput, frontal eminence, mogul, nub, nubble, occipital protuberance, snag, wart | ||
English verb: bulge | |||
1. | bulge (change) swell or protrude outwards | ||
Samples | His stomach bulged after the huge meal. | ||
Synonyms | pouch, protrude | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bulk | ||
2. | bulge (stative) bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge | ||
Examples | The streets bulge with crowds | ||
Synonyms | bag | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jut, jut out, project, protrude, stick out | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | protuberate | ||
3. | bulge (motion) bulge outward | ||
Samples | His eyes popped. | ||
Synonyms | bug out, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, protrude, start | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change form, change shape, deform | ||
4. | bulge (change) cause to bulge or swell outwards | ||
Synonyms | bulk | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | swell | ||
Cause | bulge, pouch, protrude | ||