Bulge definition

(1) Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

"The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"

"The hump of a camel"

"He stood on the rocky prominence"

"The occipital protuberance was well developed"

"The bony excrescence between its horns"

(2) Cause to bulge or swell outwards

(3) Swell or protrude outwards

"His stomach bulged after the huge meal"

(4) Bulge outward

"His eyes popped"

(5) Bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge