Definition of bulge

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • bulge is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • bulge is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • bulge is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of bulge


  • swell or protrude outwards (verb)

    Examples

    1. His stomach bulged after the huge meal

    Synonyms

    1. pouch
    2. protrude
  • bulge outward (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bug out
    2. bulge out
    3. come out
    4. pop
    5. pop out
    6. protrude
    7. start
  • cause to bulge or swell outwards (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bulk
  • bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bag
  • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun)

    Examples

    1. the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge

    Synonyms

    1. bump
    2. excrescence
    3. extrusion
    4. gibbosity
    5. gibbousness
    6. hump
    7. jut
    8. prominence
    9. protrusion
    10. protuberance
    11. swelling

See definition of bulge in Merriam Webster