bulge
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 →
2) To bulge is to stick out in a round lump because something inside is pushing. tree →
3) A bulge can be a sudden increase, like a bulge in the number of pupils. tree →
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 →
- The frog's eyes bulged. tree →
- There was a bulge under the carpet. tree →
- Don't eat food from a bulging tin. tree →
- My school bag is bulging with books. tree →
- The snake had a big bulge after its meal. tree →
- The strongman had bulging muscles. tree →
- The balloon bulged as we blew more air in. tree →
- The Scarecrow was thinking again, and his head bulged out so horribly that Dorothy feared it would burst. tree →
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.
- The Earth bulges slightly at the equator, being about 43 kilometres wider across the equator than from pole to pole.
- A mirror that bulges outwards shows a wider view than a flat one.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bulge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.