bulge definition

1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
• examples: the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
• examples: the hump of a camel
• examples: he stood on the rocky prominence
• examples: the occipital protuberance was well developed
• examples: the bony excrescence between its horns
2. swell or protrude outwards
• examples: His stomach bulged after the huge meal
3. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge
4. cause to bulge or swell outwards