Bulge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

swell or protrude outwards

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbɪmˌaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌldʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌldʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹbɪmˌaɪd/.

Examples

the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
the hump of a camel
he stood on the rocky prominence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gibbousness bulge out pop out protrude prominence swelling pop start bump excrescence bug out pouch gibbosity bulk jut bag protuberance extrusion come out hump protrusion

Parts of Speech

noun	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
verb	swell or protrude outwards “His stomach bulged after the huge meal”
verb	bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
verb	bulge outward “His eyes popped”
verb	cause to bulge or swell outwards

Word Forms

bulgy	adjective	curving outward
bulge	verb	bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
hump	verb	round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
gibbous	adjective	characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
protuberant	adjective	curving outward
protuberate	verb	cause to bulge out or project
protrude	verb	bulge outward
excrescent	adjective	forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
bulge	noun	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
protrusible	adjective	capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue
protrusive	adjective	thrusting outward
protrusion	noun	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausbuchtung

etwas, das sich ausbaucht oder hervorsteht oder aus der Umgebung herausragt

🇫🇷French

renflement

quelque chose qui dépasse, qui fait saillie ou qui dépasse de son environnement

🇪🇸Spanish

bulto

algo que sobresale o es protuberante o se proyecta desde su entorno

🇮🇹Italian

rigonfiamento

qualcosa che sporge o è sporgente o sporge dall'ambiente circostante

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstulping

iets dat uitpuilt of uitsteekt of uit de omgeving steekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

protuberância

algo que se projeta ou é protuberante ou se projeta do seu entorno

🇷🇺Russian

выпуклость

что-то выпирающее, выступающее или выступающее из окружающей среды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उभाड़ना

कोई ऐसी चीज़ जो बाहर निकली हुई हो या उभरी हुई हो या अपने आस-पास से निकली हुई हो

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ফীতি

কিছু যে আউট bulges বা protuberant বা তার চারপাশ থেকে প্রকল্প

🇮🇳Tamil

வீக்கம்

அதன் சுற்றுப்புறங்களில் இருந்து வெளியேறும் அல்லது சுருங்கும் அல்லது திட்டவட்டமான ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉబ్బెత్తు

దాని చుట్టుపక్కల నుండి ఉబ్బిన లేదా పొడుచుకు వచ్చే లేదా ప్రాజెక్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

फुगवटा

बाहेर फुगवटा किंवा protuberant किंवा त्याच्या आसपासच्या प्रकल्प

🇮🇳Gujarati

મણકા

કંઈક કે જે બહાર નીકળે છે અથવા પ્રોટ્યુબરન્ટ છે અથવા તેની આસપાસના પ્રોજેક્ટ્સ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಬ್ಬು

ಉಬ್ಬುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೋಟ್ಯೂಬರಂಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീർപ്പുമുട്ടൽ

ചുറ്റുപാടിൽ നിന്ന് പുറത്തേക്ക് ഒഴുകുന്നതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രോട്ട്യൂബറൻ്റ് ആയതോ ആയ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਲਜ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਿਕਲਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਫੈਲੀ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਇਸਦੇ ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلج

ایسی چیز جو باہر نکلتی ہے یا پھیلتی ہے یا اس کے گردونواح سے پروجیکٹ کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

凸出

从周围环境中凸出、突出或突出的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

膨らみ

膨らんだもの、隆起したもの、または周囲から突き出たもの

🇰🇷Korean

부풀다

튀어나오거나 튀어나오거나 주변에서 튀어나온 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phình ra

một cái gì đó phình ra hoặc nhô ra hoặc các dự án từ môi trường xung quanh nó

🇹🇭Thai

นูน

สิ่งที่ยื่นออกมาหรือยื่นออกมาหรือยื่นออกมาจากบริเวณโดยรอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tonjolan

sesuatu yang menonjol atau menonjol atau menonjol dari lingkungannya

🇵🇭Filipino

umbok

isang bagay na umuumbok o nakausli o mga proyekto mula sa paligid nito

🇲🇾Malay

membonjol

sesuatu yang membonjol keluar atau menonjol atau menonjol dari persekitarannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتفاخ

شيء ينتفخ أو ناتئ أو يخرج من محيطه

🇮🇷Persian

برآمدگی

چیزی که بیرون زده یا برآمده است یا از اطراف بیرون می زند

🇹🇷Turkish

çıkıntı

dışarı doğru çıkıntı yapan veya çevresinden çıkıntı yapan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּלִיטָה

משהו שבולט החוצה או בולט או מקרין מסביבתו

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The primary meaning of 'bulge' is 'something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings'.

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