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Meanings of bulge in English

Portuguese
giba
Catalan
protuberància
Spanish
bulto

Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.

      giba
      Spanish
      saltar
      Catalan
      sobresortir

      Bulge outward.

          saltar
          Catalan
          inflar-se

          Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge.

                inflar-se
                Catalan
                saltar
                Spanish
                saltar

                Cause to bulge or swell outwards.

                      saltar
                      Usage of bulge in English
                      1
                      Wherever we see a bulge, there's a sea on the sunlit side.
                      Ringworld
                      2
                      We had the bulge before; he has it now; it's perfectly fair.
                      The Amateur Cracksman
                      3
                      She was a natural really, hardly much of a bulge at all.
                      Bangkok 8
                      4
                      From the deck they were hidden by the bulge of the world.
                      South Sea Tales
                      5
                      The veins in her hands bulge and I look the other way.
                      Snapped
                      6
                      His muscles were beginning to bulge; his skin produced mottled, hairy patches.
                      The hunchback assignments
                      7
                      What the Minister calls for will displace the bulge to another location.
                      The Irish Times
                      8
                      The bulge atop a pillar or vertical wall is often the crux.
                      Climbing Magazine
                      9
                      He felt a sharp-edged bulge against his forehead and shifted position irritably.
                      The Incredible Shrinking Man
                      10
                      Then another bulge started forming in the road, and another, and another.
                      Coalition's End
                      11
                      Her face appeared around the bulge of the stove, flushed with delight.
                      Out of the Primitive
                      12
                      We had better stand pat and get out on the next bulge.
                      True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office
                      13
                      The bulge of paralo-ray pistols was plainly visible beneath their flowing robes.
                      The Revolt on Venus
                      14
                      His father pointed to the bulge of the pistol behind his belt.
                      American empire: blood and iron
                      15
                      His color-changing cloak made a large bulge in one of his saddlebags.
                      To the blight: the eye of the world
                      16
                      The black bulge of a canyon rim blurred in Hare's hot eyes.
                      The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
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                      Bulge through the time
                      Bulge across language varieties
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