Unscramble bulge

Definition of bulge

noun:

• something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "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.

verb:

• swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal". Synonyms: pouch, protrude.
• bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge. Synonyms: bag.
• bulge outward; "His eyes popped". Synonyms: bug out, bulge out, come out, pop, pop out, protrude, start.
• cause to bulge or swell outwards. Synonyms: bulk.

Related words

belly, bulk, caput, mogul, nub, nubble, protuberate, snag, wart.

Words nearby

bilge, budge, bulgy.

Rhymes with

divulge, divulge, indulge.