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bulge
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- pronunciation:
- buhlj
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
a rounded or swollen part caused by pressure from below or within.
My camera makes a bulge in my handbag.- similar words:
- bump, enlargement, projection, swelling
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| related words: |
buckle, lump |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
bulges, bulging, bulged |
| definition: |
to swell outward.
His stomach bulged over his belt.- synonyms:
- protrude
- similar words:
- bloat, enlarge, expand, jut out, puff up, spread, stick out
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| related words: |
buckle, project |
| derivations: |
bulgy (adj.), bulgingly (adv.), bulginess (n.) |
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