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# bulge

«bulge» in Mova's school dictionary: **a round lump that sticks out from something that is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a bulge, bulges); verb (bulge, bulges, bulged, bulging)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A bulge is a round lump that sticks out from something that is usually flat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#m1)

2) To bulge is to stick out in a round lump because something inside is pushing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#m2)

3) A bulge can be a sudden increase, like a bulge in the number of pupils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, «bulging eyes» show surprise or fright, and «bulging pockets» are full of things. In science, a balloon or tin can bulge when there is too much pressure inside. In food safety, a bulging tin or packet may mean the food has gone bad and should not be eaten. Phrases: «bulging eyes», «bulging muscles», «bulging bag».

### examples

- His pockets were bulging with sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x1)
- The frog's eyes bulged. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x2)
- There was a bulge under the carpet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x3)
- Don't eat food from a bulging tin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x4)
- My school bag is bulging with books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x5)
- The snake had a big bulge after its meal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x6)
- The strongman had bulging muscles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x7)
- The balloon bulged as we blew more air in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x8)
- The Scarecrow was thinking again, and his head bulged out so horribly that Dorothy feared it would burst. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/#x9)

### note

Countable noun: a bulge, bulges. Past form: bulged. Pronounced to rhyme with «indulge». Safety: a swollen or bulging can or jar can mean dangerous germs inside; throw it away.

### In the corpora

- [An amoeba moves by flowing its inside forward into a bulge called a false foot, and it swallows food by flowing around it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/256-the-microscopic-world-cells-the-building-blocks-of-life/17/)
- [The Earth bulges slightly at the equator, being about 43 kilometres wider across the equator than from pole to pole.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/space/5-the-earth-as-a-planet/14/)
- [A mirror that bulges outwards shows a wider view than a flat one.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/84-mirrors-shadows-colours/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bulge» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bulge/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.