bulge

[US]/bʌldʒ/
[UK]/bʌldʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. swelling, protrusion
vi. to swell, to protrude, to stick out.

Phrases & Collocations

swollen bulge

bulging muscles

bulging eyes

Example Sentences

a bulge in the birth rate.

the telltale bulge of a concealed weapon.

The apple made a bulge in his pocket.

beams that project beyond the eaves.See Synonyms at bulge

the advance created an eastward-facing bulge in the line.

His pocket bulges with apples.

The oranges bulged his pocket.

The baby boom created a bulge in school enrollment.

the Suns moved to a 61:39 bulge at half-time.

his eyes bulged madly.

His pockets bulged with apples and candy.

Low-angle water ice routes with short bulges up to 60 degrees. Still climbable with ten-point crampons.

Real-world Examples

His pockets bulge with papers and pencils.

Source: Beethoven lives upstairs from me.

These beetles with bulging shells can also store fat.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

After the war there was a bulge in the birth rate.

Source: 01 Fan Circle Culture

The bag of candy made a bulge in the child's pocket.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

They were huge and black with red, bulging eyes.

Source: BBC Reading Classics to Learn Vocabulary

And so this creates a slight bulge in the direction of the Moon.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

Their bulging muscles were no use against ghosts.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The colorful array of candy made the children's eyes bulge.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

It discovered the Tharsis bulge, the source of potbelly of the planet, near the equator.

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

They bulge, roll, quiver and breathe.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

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