bulge synonyms

bulge

n.

swelling, lump, protrusion, protuberance, hump, bump, convexity, intumescence, bulb, bunching, outgrowth, superfluity, tumefaction, nodule, sagging, tuberosity, nodulation, growth, dilation, prominence, salience, excess, bagginess, appendage, projection, excrescence, tumor, gibbosity, boss, distention, salient, egg, sac, knob, horn, ridge, flange, rib, wart, promontory, hummock; see also growth 3, point 2, projection 1. See syn. study at projection.

bulge

v.

puff out, distend, protrude; see project 1, swell.

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