bulge
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
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Sense 2 verb
swell or protrude outwards
His stomach bulged after the huge meal
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Sense 3 verb
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
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Sense 4 verb
bulge outward
His eyes popped
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Sense 5 verb
cause to bulge or swell outwards
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bulk |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bulge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hunch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pop |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bulge |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | protuberate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crookback |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bellying |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excrescent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | projection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | frontal eminence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | occipital protuberance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | belly |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | caput |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mogul |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nub |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wart |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | extrusion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | protrusile |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | protrusive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change shape |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bulk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | extrusion |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | jut |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | protuberate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | extrusion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | protrusile |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | protrusive |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change shape |
| 5 | causes | Related & opposite | bulge |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | extrusion |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | swell |