noun / verb
bulge
BULJ/bˈʌldʒ/
A rounded part that swells or sticks out.
The cushion's filling creates a rounded bulge against the canvas.
Etymology
Latin bulga meant a leather sack, and bulge first named a wallet or bag. The meaning later shifted from the container to a rounded swelling or outward projection.
In context
when you get a big old blister or bulge on the side of your tire I'll give you guys kind of a close-up it protrudes almost a quarter of an inch
More examples
- The folder bulged with old receipts.
- A tree root created a bulge in the pavement.
- His jacket pockets were bulging with oranges.
Forms
bulge · bulges · bulged · bulging
Similar words
- bump
- Often a smaller raised spot, while bulge suggests outward swelling.