bulge

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /bʌldʒ/ or /bʊldʒ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bʌldʒ/

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Noun

Singular bulge

Plural bulges

This tent has a bulge

1. (countable) A bulge is something which sticks out of a surface.

   The Earth has a bulge at its center.

Verb

Plain form bulge

Third-person singular bulges

Past tense bulged

Past participle bulged

Present participle bulging

1. (intransitive) If something bulges, it sticks out of a surface.

   The rock face has many rocks that bulge out from it.