Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bulge
IPA transcription: [b'ʌldʒ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
    Meaning: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bulge, pouch, protrude
    Meaning: swell or protrude outwards; "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
Usage examples
  • Don't bulge your eyes and look moronic. As a last resort I'll drop the bombs myself rather than let the Nyjorders do it.