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单词 bulge
释义

bulge

1 of 2

verb

ˈbəlj How to pronounce bulge (audio)
 also  ˈbu̇lj
bulged; bulging; bulges

intransitive verb

1
a
: to jut out : swell
b
: to become swollen or protuberant
… a pair of arresting pale blue eyes that tend to bulge maniacally … Jeremy Egner
c
: to bend outward
prevent the brick wall from bulging
2
: to be filled to overflowing
a notebook that bulged with ideas
3
archaic : bilge

transitive verb

: to cause to bulge

bulge

2 of 2

noun

plural bulges
1
: a protuberant or swollen part or place
a bulge in the wall
trying to get rid of the bulge around his middle
2
: sudden expansion
a population bulge
3
: advantage, upper hand
letting them get the bulge on you
4
a
: bilge sense 1
the bulge of a barrel
b
nautical : bilge sense 2
bulgy
ˈbəl-jē How to pronounce bulge (audio)
 also  ˈbu̇l-
adjective

Synonyms

Verb

  • bag
  • balloon
  • beetle
  • belly
  • billow
  • bunch
  • jut
  • overhang
  • poke
  • pooch [chiefly dialect]
  • pouch
  • pout
  • project
  • protrude
  • stand out
  • start
  • stick out
  • swell

Noun

  • bunch
  • convexity
  • jut
  • overhang
  • projection
  • protrusion
  • protuberance
  • swell
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Example Sentences

Verb His face turned white and his eyes bulged. middle-aged people bulging at the waist Their bags bulged with books and papers. The squirrel's cheeks were bulging with nuts. a notebook bulging with ideas Noun “What's in there?” he asked, pointing to the large bulge in my purse. I'm exercising to get rid of this bulge around my middle. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Aside from the fender flares that bulge out slightly, the only other exterior changes are the large duckbill-like spoiler that Lucid says creates a net downforce. Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2022 Eyeballs began to bulge around day 10, rupturing around day 21. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2022 Otherwise, said Neale, the back section could bulge in an unsightly way when my hair eventually grows. Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Now, through the tunnel of his swim trunks, his hairless testicles bulge out of the net lining. Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022 Another of his cautions: When hardware is embedded in the door and humidity causes woodwork to contract and expand, the door might stick or bulge out slightly. Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ, 13 May 2022 For instance, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) recommends people with diverticulosis—a disease in which little sacs bulge out of the weak areas of your colon wall—incorporate more fiber into their diet. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 31 Mar. 2022 The moon's gravitational pull and subsequent effect on the tides causes water on Earth's surface to bulge slightly around the equator. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2022 One likened the process to pushing in one side of a balloon only to see the opposite side bulge out. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Nov. 2021
Noun
The Panther keeps the Leopard 2’s lines over the engine compartment, but with a pronounced bulge. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2022 No worries: there’s a big bubble—trail lingo for the bulge of hikers who start at about the same time in the spring and head up the trail more or less at the same pace. Karen Berger, Outside Online, 28 June 2021 Packing underwear allows a person to wear a phallic object or padding to create the appearance of having a bulge at the front of their pants. Laken Brooks, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Blame a northward bulge in the jet stream that unfolded over the Southwestern states this week, AccuWeather said. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 June 2022 The bulge allowed air more typical of midsummer to spread over the region. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 12 June 2022 That will change, and so, too, will the club’s 5 ½-game bulge in the AL East – for better or worse. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 18 May 2022 In 2014, a 4.5-million voter edge for Republicans led to 247 red seats; in 2020, an almost 4.7 million vote bulge for Democrats created just 222 blue ones. David Daley, CNN, 22 Apr. 2022 And McGovern agreed that the Babe was fat—but thought that should inspire the average American. Ruth would put in two hours of work each day to battle the bulge, working with medicine balls, dumbbells, and treadmills. Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English bolgen

Noun

Middle English boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part, from Anglo-French bouge bag — more at budget

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 4b

Kids Definition

bulge 1 of 2

verb

ˈbəlj How to pronounce bulge (audio)
bulged; bulging
: to swell or curve outward
Muscles bulged from his shirt.

bulge

2 of 2

noun

: a swelling part : a part that sticks out

bulge 1 of 2

noun

1
as in protrusion
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something several bulges in the old vinyl flooring in the dingy bathroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • protrusion
  • swell
  • protuberance
  • projection
  • overhang
  • dome
  • convexity
  • section
  • jut
  • swelling
  • portion
  • expansion
  • knot
  • piece
  • knob
  • bump
  • lump
  • block
  • dilatation
  • puff
  • hump
  • mound
  • nub
  • hill
  • enlargement
  • blob
  • snag
  • bunch
  • increase
  • knurl
  • escalation
  • gibbosity
  • obtrusion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cavity
  • depression
  • pit
  • hole
  • recess
  • hollow
  • dent
  • indentation
  • crater
  • valley
  • well
  • concave
  • basin
  • concavity
  • bowl
  • dip
  • pocket
  • trench
  • groove
  • indent
  • dint
  • impression
  • trough
  • furrow
  • indenture
  • notch
  • dimple
  • gouge
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2
as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition she got the bulge on him in the race for the statehouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • advantage
  • edge
  • better
  • pull
  • odds
  • drop
  • jump
  • margin
  • upper hand
  • vantage
  • opportunity
  • whip hand
  • high ground
  • stead
  • superiority
  • start
  • coign of vantage
  • lead
  • dominance
  • predominance
  • inside track
  • ascendancy
  • allowance
  • catbird seat
  • privilege
  • supremacy
  • head start
  • benefit
  • leg up
  • ascendency
  • transcendence
  • foothold
  • windfall
  • prerogative
  • transcendency
  • preference
  • mastery
  • break
  • precedence
  • godsend
  • command
  • seniority
  • blessing
  • manna
  • boon
  • felicity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disadvantage
  • liability
  • strike
  • drawback
  • imbalance
  • disparity
  • penalty
  • handicap
  • minus
  • inequality
  • detriment
  • stranglehold
  • unevenness
  • disability
  • impairment
  • embarrassment
  • shortcoming
  • failing
  • obstacle
  • obstruction
  • interference
  • rub
  • crimp
  • impediment
  • bar
  • stop
  • hindrance
  • check
  • catch
  • hitch
  • setback
  • lurch
  • clog
  • hurdle
  • shackle
  • manacle
  • trammel
  • let
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bulge

2 of 2

verb

1
as in to protrude
to extend outward beyond a usual point the sides of the returning camper's suitcase bulged with a month's worth of dirty laundry

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • protrude
  • belly
  • swell
  • poke
  • pouch
  • overhang
  • balloon
  • beetle
  • stand out
  • pout
  • project
  • jut
  • dome
  • billow
  • bunch
  • bag
  • stick out
  • pooch
  • stretch
  • elongate
  • start
  • mushroom
  • lengthen
  • inflate
  • extend
  • snowball
  • dilate
  • distend
  • expand
  • blow up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • shrink
  • compress
  • contract
  • constrict
  • condense
2
as in to burst
to be copiously supplied this guidebook to San Francisco positively bulges with useful information

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • burst
  • buzz
  • brim
  • hum
  • overflow
  • swarm
  • bristle
  • pullulate
  • teem
  • bustle
  • crawl
  • abound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • need
  • want
  • lack

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of bulge are projection, protrusion, and protuberance. While all these words mean "an extension beyond the normal line or surface," bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure.

bulges in the tile floor

The synonyms projection and bulge are sometimes interchangeable, but projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle.

those projections along the wall are safety hazards

While in some cases nearly identical to bulge, protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity.

the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef

The meanings of protuberance and bulge largely overlap; however, protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form.

a skin disease marked by warty protuberances
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