bulging Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb swell or protrude outwards
    bulge; protrude; pouch.
    • His stomach bulged after the huge meal
  2. verb bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
    bulge; bag.
  3. verb bulge outward
    bulge; bug out; pop; come out; start; pop out; protrude; bulge out.
    • His eyes popped
  4. verb cause to bulge or swell outwards
    bulge; bulk.
  5. adjective curving or bulging outward
    convex.
  6. adjective satellite curving outward
    bellying; bulbous; bellied; bulgy; protuberant.

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