bulge
buhlj
- n something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge - v swell or protrude outwards
His stomach bulged after the huge meal - v bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
- v bulge outward
- v cause to bulge or swell outwards
- According to Bullard, if the South American bulge had once fitted under the bulge of Africa, the continuance of the delineation between the two rock regions would be found running .
- The Earth's rotation pushes the tidal bulge slightly ahead of the Earth-moon alignment; the moon's gravity, however, yanks the bulges back to keep them in line.
- By September 2001, she had succeeded in dropping from 78 kilos to 57 kilos, but she also complained of headaches and her eyes seemed to bulge.