| VERB | change | bulge, pouch, protrude | swell or protrude outwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | bulge, bag | bulge out | |
| motion | bulge, start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge out, bug out, come out | bulge outward | |
| change | bulge, bulk | cause to bulge or swell outwards | |
| NOUN | shape | bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| Sounds | bah'ljh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | divulge ... indulge: 3 rhymes with ahljh... | |
| Meaning | Swell or protrude outwards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "His stomach bulged after the huge meal" | |
| Synonyms | pouch, protrude | |
| Caused by | bulge, bulk | Cause to bulge or swell outwards |
| Narrower | bulk | stick out or up |
| Broader | change shape, change form, deform | assume a different shape or form |
| Spanish | abombar, abultar, pandear, sobresalir | |
| Catalan | sobresortir, sortir | |
| Nouns | bulge | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| Meaning | bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge / bulge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | The streets bulge with crowds | |
| Synonym | bag | |
| Narrower | protuberate | form a rounded prominence |
| Broader | stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project | Extend out or project in space |
| Spanish | hincharse, pandearse | |
| Catalan | bombar-se, inflar-se | |
| Nouns | bulge | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| Meaning | bulge outward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge out, bug out, come out | |
| Broader | change shape, change form, deform | assume a different shape or form |
| Spanish | resaltar, salirse, saltar, sobresalir | |
| Nouns | bulge | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
| Meaning | Cause to bulge or swell outwards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | bulk | |
| Cause to | bulge, pouch, protrude | Swell or protrude outwards |
| Broader | swell | Cause to become swollen |
| Spanish | saltar, sobresalir | |
| Catalan | saltar, sobresortir | |
| Nouns | bulge | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
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