bulge


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bulge
v. be inflated; protrude, project
 
n. protrusion, projection; temporary growth

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Bulge
Bulge may refer to:

Astronomy and geography
  • Bulge (astronomy), a tightly packed group of stars at the center of a spiral galaxy
  • Equatorial bulge, a bulge around the equator of a planet due to rotation
  • Tharsis bulge, vast volcanic plateau centered near the equator in Mars’ western hemisphere
  • Tidal bulge, a bulge of land or water on a planet created by the pull of another object in orbit

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bulge

Noun
1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
(synonym) bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
(hypernym) projection
(hyponym) frontal eminence
(derivation) bag

Verb
1. swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise"
(synonym) pouch, protrude
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(hyponym) bulk
(derivation) bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
2. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
(synonym) bag
(hypernym) stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project
(hyponym) protuberate
(derivation) bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
3. bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
(synonym) protrude, pop, pop out, bulge out, bug out, come out
(hypernym) change shape, change form, deform
(derivation) bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
4. cause to bulge or swell outwards
(synonym) bulk
(hypernym) swell
(cause) pouch, protrude
(derivation) bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence


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bulge
v. být napěchovaný; vyboulit se
 
n. boule

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bulge
Czas. być wypchanym; wystawać; wybrzuszać się
 
Rzecz. wypukłość