bulge
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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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
Types & categories
- projection hypernym
- frontal eminence hyponym
- occipital protuberance hyponym
- belly hyponym
- caput hyponym
- mogul hyponym
- nub hyponym
- snag hyponym
- wart hyponym
Related & opposite
- bulk derivation
- bulge derivation
- hunch derivation
- pop derivation
- bulge derivation
- protuberate derivation
- crookback derivation
- bellying derivation
- excrescent derivation
Sense 2 verb
swell or protrude outwards
His stomach bulged after the huge meal
Types & categories
- change shape hypernym
- bulk hyponym
Related & opposite
- extrusion derivation
- protrusile derivation
- protrusive derivation
Sense 3 verb
bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
Types & categories
- jut hypernym
- protuberate hyponym
Related & opposite
- extrusion derivation
Sense 4 verb
bulge outward
His eyes popped
Types & categories
- change shape hypernym
Related & opposite
- extrusion derivation
- protrusile derivation
- protrusive derivation
Sense 5 verb
cause to bulge or swell outwards
Types & categories
- swell hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| 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 |