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What (who) is bulge - definition
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Bulge (disambiguation)
bulge
(bulges, bulging, bulged)
1.
If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
Jiro waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended...
He bulges out of his black T-shirt...
He is 6ft 3ins with bulging muscles.
VERB: V, V adv/prep, V-ing
2.
If someone's eyes or veins are bulging, they seem to stick out a lot, often because the person is making a strong physical effort or is experiencing a strong emotion.
He shouted at his brother, his neck veins bulging.
...bulging eyes.
= protrude
VERB: V, V-ing
3.
If you say that something is bulging with things, you are emphasizing that it is full of them.
They returned home with the car bulging with boxes.
...a bulging briefcase.
VERB: oft cont, V with n, V-ing, also V [emphasis]
4.
Bulges are lumps that stick out from a surface which is otherwise flat or smooth.
Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go?
N-COUNT
5.
If there is a bulge in something, there is a sudden large increase in it.
...a bulge in aircraft sales.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp, oft N in/of n
bulge
v. (D; intr.) to bulge with (her suitcase was bulging with presents)
bulge
I. n.
Protuberance, bilge, belly, swell, swelling.
II. v. n.
Protrude, jut out, swell, be protuberant.
Examples of use of bulge
1. There is a bulge on the Earth–facing side, called the near side, and another bulge on the far side.
2. AM –– Bright red balloons bulge from overhead nets.
3. Angelina takes the battle of the bulge to a new level 5.
4. A hernia develops when the outer layers of the abdominal wall weaken, bulge or actually rip.
5. You will bring a smile to Vladimir Putin‘s face and a bulge to Russia‘s national wallet.