1. • noun - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
   • verb - swell or protrude outwards
   • verb - bulge out
   • verb - bulge outward
   • verb - cause to bulge or swell outwards
2. • A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling.
   • Nautical.
   • A sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity: The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.
   • To cause to curve outward.
   • To curve outward.
   • To swell up.
   • The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to curve, spread, or extend outward past the normal or usual limit”: a wallet bulging with money; expenses ballooning; a sail bellying in the wind; a pipe jutting from his mouth; overhanging eaves; projecting teeth; a head protruding from the window.
3. • v - to swell out

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