BULGE OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bulge out mean? 

• BULGE OUT (verb)
  The verb BULGE OUT has 1 sense:

1. bulge outward

  Familiarity information: BULGE OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BULGE OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bulge outward

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bug out; bulge; bulge out; come out; pop; pop out; protrude; start

Context example:

His eyes popped

Hypernyms (to "bulge out" is one way to...):

change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

 Context examples 

Inflammation of one or more pouches or sacs that bulge out from the wall of a hollow organ, such as the colon.

(Diverticulitis, NCI Dictionary)